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6 Pence
| Issuer | Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Value | 6 Pence |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset note on aged paper, with the issuer's abbreviated name 'Z. A. REPUBLIEK.' at top in bold letterpress, followed by the government promise legend 'Gouvernements Goed voor.' A handwritten serial number appears twice, once at upper right and once below the denomination line. The place and date of issue, 'Pretoria, 27 Maart 1869,' are printed and partially completed by hand, with two manuscript signatures below. |
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| Obverse lettering | No. Z. A. REPUBLIEK. Gouvernements Goed voor. 6D. Een Six Pence Stg Pretoria, 27 Maart 1869. |
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The ZAR's 6 Pence note of 1869 is among the smallest denominations ever issued by the Republic, and its existence reflects a chronic shortage of small coinage rather than any formal banking policy. C. Moll printed it locally in Pretoria — a rare instance where the press location and the place of payment genuinely coincide. Moll's output was rudimentary by any contemporary standard, lacking the security features and engraving quality that European contract printers routinely provided.
Survival rate is extremely low. Notes of this denomination circulated hard among a population that had little else for everyday transactions.