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<p>[QUOTE="Aidan Work, post: 33557, member: 1824"]The answers are as follows;</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Burgerspond.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Rhodesia,Rhodesia & Nyasaland,South Africa,South African Republic,& Southern Rhodesia.3 Pence (expressed as 3d.) & the 2-1/2 Cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.Heaton's & King's Norton.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. The Maldive Islands.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. The 1/2 Crown (expressed as 2/6).</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Hogarth,Erichsen & Company of Sydney (1858 & 1860).</p><p><br /></p><p>6. The Veld Pond.</p><p><br /></p><p>7. Montreal.</p><p><br /></p><p>8. Newfoundland.The last coins were issued in 1947.(They were first issued in 1865.)</p><p><br /></p><p>9. Marshall Hole cards were the first Rhodesian banknotes,as they were issued at Bulawayo,Matabeleland.They were also the only banknotes to have been issued by the British South Africa Company.</p><p><br /></p><p>10. The Siege of Mafeking.</p><p><br /></p><p>11. The South African Republic declared Postal Orders & the Orange Free State declared Postal Notes to be legal tender during the 2nd. Boer War (1899-1902).Great Britain declared Postal Orders to be legal tender during both World Wars.</p><p><br /></p><p>12. 1892.</p><p><br /></p><p>13. 1967 was the first year for the full Krugerrand.The 1/10,1/4,& 1/2 Krugerrand was first issued in 1980.</p><p><br /></p><p>14. Double Shaft (also called 'Disselboom' in the Afrikaans language.)</p><p><br /></p><p>15. The visit of the Royal Family to Southern Africa.They visited Bechuanaland,Swaziland,Basutoland,& the Rhodesias as well as South Africa.It was from South Africa that the then Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) gave her first public radio address to the British Empire (now the British Commonwealth).</p><p><br /></p><p>16. The Cecil Rhodes Crown,because it was issued for the centenary of the birth of Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902),the famous imperialist,businessman</p><p>& Premier of the Cape of Good Hope.</p><p><br /></p><p>17. The 1972 25 Pence,which commemorates the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip.</p><p><br /></p><p>18. Zimbabwe.Bearer Cheques are emergency banknotes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please mark your paper to see which answers you got correct.Please send me a private message with the number you got correct.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Aidan Work, post: 33557, member: 1824"]The answers are as follows; 1. Burgerspond. 2. Rhodesia,Rhodesia & Nyasaland,South Africa,South African Republic,& Southern Rhodesia.3 Pence (expressed as 3d.) & the 2-1/2 Cents. 3.Heaton's & King's Norton. 4. The Maldive Islands. 4. The 1/2 Crown (expressed as 2/6). 5. Hogarth,Erichsen & Company of Sydney (1858 & 1860). 6. The Veld Pond. 7. Montreal. 8. Newfoundland.The last coins were issued in 1947.(They were first issued in 1865.) 9. Marshall Hole cards were the first Rhodesian banknotes,as they were issued at Bulawayo,Matabeleland.They were also the only banknotes to have been issued by the British South Africa Company. 10. The Siege of Mafeking. 11. The South African Republic declared Postal Orders & the Orange Free State declared Postal Notes to be legal tender during the 2nd. Boer War (1899-1902).Great Britain declared Postal Orders to be legal tender during both World Wars. 12. 1892. 13. 1967 was the first year for the full Krugerrand.The 1/10,1/4,& 1/2 Krugerrand was first issued in 1980. 14. Double Shaft (also called 'Disselboom' in the Afrikaans language.) 15. The visit of the Royal Family to Southern Africa.They visited Bechuanaland,Swaziland,Basutoland,& the Rhodesias as well as South Africa.It was from South Africa that the then Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) gave her first public radio address to the British Empire (now the British Commonwealth). 16. The Cecil Rhodes Crown,because it was issued for the centenary of the birth of Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902),the famous imperialist,businessman & Premier of the Cape of Good Hope. 17. The 1972 25 Pence,which commemorates the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip. 18. Zimbabwe.Bearer Cheques are emergency banknotes. Please mark your paper to see which answers you got correct.Please send me a private message with the number you got correct.[/QUOTE]
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