WAR TIME ISSUED OLD SOUTH AFRICAN 10 SHILLING NOTE FROM 1941 VAN RIEBEECK LARGE TYPE

AN OLD SOUTH AFRICAN 10 SHILLING NOTE VAN RIEBEECK LARGE TYPE ISSUED IN THE MIDDLE OF WORLD WAR 2.
 
The reddish brown coloured note has text in both English and Afrikaans on both sides and has the arms of South Africa used between 1910 and 2000 in the center of the back WITH THE TEXT EX UNITATE VIRES (FROM UNITY STRENGTH), OLD SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL MOTTO.. The note has a two watermarks, one showing the head of J. van Riebeek to the right and the other showing a sailing ship to the left.
 
THIS NOTE WAS ISSED ON 4 NOVEMBER 1941 AND HAS THE PREFIX NUMBER E over 58 781 396.
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company - London, England. THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK STARTED ISSUING THESE 10 SHILLING BANKNOTES IN 1928 UNDER THE REIGN OF BRITAINS KING GEORGE V (1910-1936). THEY WERE WITHDRAWN FROM CIRCULATION IN 1947.
 
THE FRONT HAS THE SIGNATURE OF JOHANNES POSTMUS (1877-1947) THE SECOND SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR FROM 1932 TO 1945.
 
1/2 POUND = 10 SHILLING = 1 RAND
My dad was born in 1944.  The money used when he was a young boy was:- farthing, Ha'penny, penny, thrupenny bit, sixpence, shilling, two bob bit, half crown, ten bob note (10 shilling note), pound note and five pound note. The crown coin was almost never seen.
 
After the Norman Conquest in 1066 the pound was divided into twenty shillings or 240 pennies. It remained so until decimalization on 15 February 1971, when the pound was divided up as it is still done today.
Before decimalization on 15 February 1971, there were twenty (20) shillings per pound.
The shilling was subdivided into twelve (12) pennies.
The penny was further sub-divided into two halfpennies or four farthings (quarter pennies).
2 farthings = 1 halfpenny
2 halfpence = 1 penny (1d)
3 pence = 1 thruppence (3d)
6 pence = 1 sixpence (a 'tanner') (6d)
12 pence = 1 shilling (a bob) (1s)
2 shillings = 1 florin ( a 'two bob bit') (2s)
2 shillings and 6 pence = 1 half crown (2s 6d)
5 shillings = 1 Crown (5s)
 
SIZE: 134mm x 77mm
 
CONDITION: ONE OR TWO SMALL EDGE TEARS. SOME CORNER CURLS AND WRINKLES. OVERALL FINE CONDITION.
 
NUMISTA RARITY INDEX NUMBER 87: Numista produces an index to show the approximate rarity of coin, banknote. This index ranges from 1 to 100, with 1 representing the most common items and 100 representing the most rare.

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