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1 Pond
| Issuer | De Nationale Bank der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Beperkt |
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| Year | 1892-1894 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | DE NATIONALE BANK DER ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK (Beperkt) EEN POND POND Nº A |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in light green on cream paper and carries a largely plain field framed by an ornamental guilloche border. Four corner medallions, each enclosing a diagonal numeral '1' on a ruled background within a scrollwork cartouche, provide the sole decorative and denominational elements, leaving the central area unadorned. |
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The Nationale Bank der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Beperkt — the chartered commercial bank of the Transvaal Republic, distinct from the state — had its notes produced by Charles Skipper & East in London, a firm that handled a substantial volume of colonial and quasi-colonial currency work during this period. The "te Pretoria" designation on the face is the bank's registered address, not a production location.
Date, day, and final year digit were completed by hand at issue, a convention shared across the series. The Anglo-Boer War of 1899–1902 effectively ended the bank's operations, and the subsequent British annexation rendered these notes worthless — which drove significant destruction. Survivors from the 1892–1894 window are correspondingly uncommon.