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The '''Pound''' (''Pond'' in [[Afrikaans]]) was the currency of [[South Africa]] prior to its replacement by the [[Rand]] in [[1961]]. Like the [[Pound Sterling]], with which it was tied to, it was divided into 20 [[Shilling]]s and 240 [[Pence]].
The '''Pound''' (''Pond'' in [[Afrikaans]]) was the currency of [[South Africa]] prior to its replacement by the [[Rand]] in [[1961]]. Like the [[Pound Sterling]], with which it was tied to, it was divided into 20 [[Shilling]]s and 240 [[Pence]].


[[Category:Obsolete British Commonwealth currency units]]
[[Category:Obsolete British African currency units]]
[[Category:South African numismatics]]
[[Category:South Africa]]
[[Category:CZ Live]]
[[Category:CZ Live]]
[[Category:Economics Workgroup]]
[[Category:Economics Workgroup]]

Revision as of 12:25, 4 April 2007

The Pound (Pond in Afrikaans) was the currency of South Africa prior to its replacement by the Rand in 1961. Like the Pound Sterling, with which it was tied to, it was divided into 20 Shillings and 240 Pence.