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1 Shilling - George VI
| Issuer | Southern Rhodesia Currency Board |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| In circulation to | 1 June 1965 |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Zimbabwe Bird — a stylised soapstone-carved eagle perched atop a decorated rectangular plinth or pedestal ornamented with geometric zigzag and circular motifs, emblematic of the ancient ruins of Great Zimbabwe. The date '1937' is divided on either side of the bird in the upper field, and the designer's initials 'KG' appear below the pedestal. The surrounding legend reads 'SOUTHERN RHODESIA · ONE SHILLING ·' in raised Latin characters, with the design enclosed by a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Southern Rhodesia's Currency Board, established in 1932, operated under strict colonial monetary rules that tied local currency directly to sterling at parity — meaning these coins circulated interchangeably with British shillings in practice, though they were struck specifically for the territory. The 1937 issue was among the first coinage for George VI following his accession after Edward VIII's abdication, making it part of a rushed re-tooling of dies across multiple colonial mints that year.
The Royal Mint handled production, as it did for virtually all Southern Rhodesian coinage of the period.