The Banknotes of Rhodesia

Banknote production status: EXTINCT. In 1980, Rhodesia became the country of Zimbabwe and used Zimbabwe dollars until 2009. Zimbabwe now uses just about any hard currency, primarily US Dollars, the Euro and South African Rand.

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Want an up-to-date, informative, full-color catalog of Rhodesia banknotes? Try The Banknote Book by Owen Linzmayer!
The first catalog number in each listing below is from The Banknote Book.

Reserve Bank of Rhodesia (1964-1979)

RBR B1c P24a	10 Shillings 14th October, 1964.
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

RBR B1d P24a	10 Shillings 21st October, 1964.
Images courtesy Tristan White

RBR B2c P25a	1 Pound 7th September, 1964
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

RBR B2d P25a	1 Pound 14th September, 1964.
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

RBR B3a P26a	5 Pounds 10th November, 1964.
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

RBR B4a P27a	10 Shillings 1st June, 1966.
Images courtesy Ron Wise

RBR B4b P27a	10 Shillings 10th September, 1968.
Images courtesy Tristan White

RBR B5c P28a	1 Pound 1st September, 1967
Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

RBR B5d P28a	1 Pound 14th October, 1968
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

RBR B6a P29a	5 Pounds 1st July, 1966
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

RBR B7i P30b	1 Dollar 12th August, 1974
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy Ron Wise

RBR B7k P30b	1 Dollar 15th October, 1974
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

RBR B7n P30b	1 Dollar 18th April, 1978
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy Tristan White

RBR B7o P30c	1 Dollar 2nd August, 1979
Watermark = Zimbabwe bird. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

RBR B8a P31a	2 Dollars 17th February, 1970
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

RBR B8j P31b	2 Dollars 4th March, 1975
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy Ron Wise

RBR B8m P31b	2 Dollars 15th April, 1977
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy Tristan White

RBR B8n P31b	2 Dollars 5th August, 1977
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy Tristan White

RBR B8q P31dz	2 Dollars 24th May, 1979
Watermark = Zimbabwe bird. Replacement note. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

RBR B9c P32b	5 Dollars 20th October, 1978
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy Tristan White

RBR B9d P32c	5 Dollars 15th May, 1979
Watermark = Zimbabwe bird. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

RBR B10e P33b	10 Dollars 20th November, 1973
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

RBR B10f P33b	10 Dollars 15th December, 1973
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy Tristan White

RBR B10h P33b	10 Dollars 19th November, 1975
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy Tristan White

RBR B10i P33b	10 Dollars 3rd December, 1975
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

RBR B10j P33b	10 Dollars 1st March, 1976
Watermark = Cecil Rhodes. Images courtesy Ron Wise

RBR B10k P33c	10 Dollars 2nd January, 1979
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

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