Posted 01/14/2013 8:48 pm
South Africa would have been in a similar situation as Australia, in the sense of the colonists would have used whatever coinage came to hand through trade with passing ships. A lot more ships visited South Africa in comparison to Australia, so I don't think a shortage of coin was as much of a problem.
The "black African homelands" set up under apartheid in South Africa were generally too poor to issue their own coinage; they all used South African currency in everyday trade. I believe Bophuthatswana was the only exception, on account of diamonds being discovered in their territory; they made some gold and platinum bullion "coins", which are now listed in the "Unusual World Coins" catalogue. Example on NGC database.
The "black African homelands" set up under apartheid in South Africa were generally too poor to issue their own coinage; they all used South African currency in everyday trade. I believe Bophuthatswana was the only exception, on account of diamonds being discovered in their territory; they made some gold and platinum bullion "coins", which are now listed in the "Unusual World Coins" catalogue. Example on NGC database.
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