This is a South African 5 Rand banknote issued by the South African Reserve Bank between 1966 and 1976.Â
The note features a portrait that was long believed to be Jan van Riebeeck, but is actually a Dutch officer named Bartholomeus Vermuyden.Â
The text is in both English and Afrikaans.
The banknote series was withdrawn from circulation and is no longer legal tender.Â
The note in the image is a first issue, type 3, with T.W. de Jongh as the Governor.Â
This is a South African 5 Rand banknote issued by the South African Reserve Bank between 1966 and 1976.Â
The note features a portrait that was long believed to be Jan van Riebeeck, but is actually a Dutch officer named Bartholomeus Vermuyden.Â
The text is in both English and Afrikaans.
The banknote series was withdrawn from circulation and is no longer legal tender.Â
The note in the image is a first issue, type 3, with T.W. de Jongh as the Governor.Â
