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1 Shilling - George VI
| Issuer | Southern Rhodesia (1932-1955) |
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| Year | 1939-1942 |
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| Value | 1 Shilling (1/20) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Zimbabwe Bird, the iconic soapstone avian figure from the ancient ruins of Great Zimbabwe, its wings partially spread and set upon a plinth, with the date split on either side in the field. The legend SOUTHERN RHODESIA arcs across the upper periphery, while the denomination ONE SHILLING is inscribed below the central device. The engraver's initials K·G appear to the right of the date, attributing the design to George Kruger Gray. |
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Southern Rhodesia's wartime shillings present an understated supply problem: the colony's silver coinage was struck at the Royal Mint in London and Pretoria during a period when both facilities were under enormous pressure from wartime medal, token, and military production demands. The 1942 issues in particular were struck at Pretoria as London's capacity tightened. These circulated hard through the war years across a settler economy running well above peacetime activity levels, with labor and commodity demand surging to support the Allied war effort.