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1 Dollar
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Rhodesia |
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| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue on a light blue underprint, the obverse bears the Reserve Bank of Rhodesia seal at centre-left and the Rhodesian coat of arms to the right, with an intaglio vignette of the Zimbabwe Bird on the far left margin. The central text panel in cursive script reads the promise-to-pay clause, with the denomination ONE DOLLAR in bold letterpress below. Serial number and date (Salisbury, 2nd August, 1979) appear at lower centre, with the Governor's manuscript signature to the right of the text panel. |
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| Reverse lettering | RESERVE BANK OF RHODESIA ONE DOLLAR $1 |
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By 1979, Rhodesia was in its final year as a functioning state. The Unilateral Declaration of Independence had long since triggered international sanctions, cutting the government off from normal banking relationships and forcing extraordinary administrative continuity — including maintaining De La Rue as printer throughout the crisis, a relationship that persisted despite the political isolation surrounding it.
Krogh's signature appears on notes spanning the very end of the Rhodesian period into the brief Zimbabwe Rhodesia transition. P#38 collectors should note that the series is prone to fading security thread visibility in circulated examples — a known characteristic of the later printings, not damage.