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South African rand (South West Africa usage only)


Name: South African rand
Defn: 100c=1r
Symbol:
Code: ZAR
Desc:
Units of money:
cent c 1
rand r 100

Users of this currency: Basutoland (48 stamps, 1961-1966), Bechuanaland Protectorate (56 stamps, 1961-1966), Botswana (161 stamps, 1966-1976), Lesotho (271 stamps, 1966-1979), Namibia (82 stamps, 1990-1993), South Africa (2223 stamps, 1961-2020), Bophuthatswana (302 stamps, 1977-1994), Ciskei (241 stamps, 1981-1994), Transkei (349 stamps, 1976-1994), Venda (277 stamps, 1979-1994), South West Africa (365 stamps, 1961-1990), Swaziland (165 stamps, 1961-1991), Tristan da Cunha (11 stamps, 1961) Show with all usages

Denominations used by South West Africa in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1/2c 5   2/14/1961 bl&brn issue=1961 d=Post Office Windhoek ... 1968 issue=1968
1c 8   2/14/1961 ltvio&brn issue=1961 d=Rock ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989 d=gypsum (1989)
1 1/2c 4   2/14/1961 redorg&dkbrn issue=1961 d=Monument Windhoek ... 1968 issue=1968
2c 10   2/14/1961 yel&dkgrn issue=1961 d=Aloe dichotoma (1961) ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989 d=fluorite (1989)
2 1/2c 8   2/14/1961 bl&redbrn issue=1961 ... 8/24/1970 issue=Bible Society 150th
3c 12   2/14/1961 issue=1961 ... 10/1/1980 issue=1980 dt=wild mammals d=Hyaena brunnea (1980)
3 1/2c 3   2/14/1961 issue=1961 d=fishing industry ... 1966 issue=1966
4c 19   1968 issue=1968 ... 10/1/1980 issue=1980 dt=wild mammals d=Antidorcas marsupialis (1980)
5c 24   2/14/1961 graybl&red issue=1961 d=lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989 d=mimetite
6c 6   1968 issue=1968 ... 3/16/1983 issue=100th Anniversary of Foundation of Luderitz
7c 3   9/1/1973 yel&multi dt=succulent plants (1973) d=Conophytum gratum ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989 d=cuprite
7 1/2c 3   2/14/1961 yel&brn issue=1961 d=German Lutheran Church ... 1966 issue=1966
8c 1   10/1/1980 issue=1980 dt=wild mammals d=Hystrix africae-australis
9c 4   1968 issue=1968 ... 10/1/1980 issue=1980 dt=wild mammals d=Mellivora capensis (1980)
10c 26   2/14/1961 issue=1961 d=diamonds ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989 d=azurite (1989)
11c 5   4/2/1984 d=Cannachaetus taurinus ... 3/15/1985 dt=South African Ostriches d=Struthio camelus australis (1985)
12c 5   4/1/1985 ... 1/24/1986 issue=Diego Cao
12 1/2c 3   2/14/1961 issue=1961 d=Fort Namutoni ... 5/31/1971 issue=INTERSTEX
14c 6   9/1/1973 dt=succulent plants (1973) d=Stapelia pedunculata ... 2/19/1987 issue=Historic Southwest Africa
15c 45   2/14/1961 redbrn<bl issue=1961 d=Hardap Dam ... 10/15/1982 dt=Female Headdresses (1982)
16c 9   4/1/1987 d=Phacochoerus aethiopicus (1987) ... 2/16/1989 dt=missionaries (1989) d=Karl Hugo Hahn
18c 6   5/18/1989 issue=aviation 75th dt=maps&aircraft d=Beechcraft 1900 ... 10/25/1990 issue=1989 d=boltwoodite new formula
20c 43   2/14/1961 redorg&brn issue=1961 d=Topaz ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989 d=Dioptase
25c 34   9/1/1973 dt=succulent plants (1973) d=Hoodia bainii ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989
30c 28   9/1/1973 dt=succulent plants (1973) d=Euphorbia virosa ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989
35c 3   8/24/1989 d=suffrage ... 2/1/1990 dt=plants (1990 South West Africa)
40c 13   3/16/1983 issue=100th Anniversary of Foundation of Luderitz d=Adolf Luderitz ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989 d=diamond (1989)
45c 5   8/7/1984 issue=100th Anniversary of Colonization of Southwest Africa by Germany ... 2/1/1990 dt=plants (1990 South West Africa)
50c 16   2/14/1961 issue=1961 d=Tourmalin ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989
60c 2   8/24/1989 d=suffrage, 2/1/1990 dt=plants (1990 South West Africa)
1r 4   2/14/1961 issue=1961 d=Heliodor ... 11/16/1989 issue=1989
2r 2   10/1/1980 issue=1980 dt=wild mammals d=Loxodonta africana (1980 South West Africa), 11/16/1989 issue=1989 d=gold (1989)

Used by 365 stamps of South West Africa: (See all uses as list)
2/14/1961 1c ltvio&brn issue=1961 d=Rock wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 1/2c bl&brn issue=1961 d=Post Office Windhoek wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 1r issue=1961 d=Heliodor wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 50c issue=1961 d=Tourmalin wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 20c redorg&brn issue=1961 d=Topaz wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 15c redbrn<bl issue=1961 d=Hardap Dam wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 12 1/2c issue=1961 d=Fort Namutoni wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 10c issue=1961 d=diamonds wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 5c graybl&red issue=1961 d=lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 3 1/2c issue=1961 d=fishing industry wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 3c issue=1961 wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 2 1/2c bl&redbrn issue=1961 wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 2c yel&dkgrn issue=1961 d=Aloe dichotoma (1961) wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 1 1/2c redorg&dkbrn issue=1961 d=Monument Windhoek wmk=coat of arms
2/14/1961 7 1/2c yel&brn issue=1961 d=German Lutheran Church wmk=coat of arms
1962 1/2c issue=1962
1962 1c issue=1962
1962 1 1/2c issue=1962
1962 2c issue=1962
1962 2 1/2c issue=1962
1962 3c issue=1962
1962 3 1/2c issue=1962
1962 5c issue=1962
3/16/1963 3c d=Hardap Dam
8/30/1963 15c d=Red Cross 100th
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8/14/1989 50c dt=sand dunes d=Crescent dunes wmk=RSA in triangle
8/24/1989 18c d=suffrage wmk=RSA in triangle
8/24/1989 35c d=suffrage wmk=RSA in triangle
8/24/1989 45c d=suffrage wmk=RSA in triangle
8/24/1989 60c d=suffrage wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 1c issue=1989 d=gypsum (1989) wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 2c issue=1989 d=fluorite (1989) wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 5c issue=1989 d=mimetite wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 7c issue=1989 d=cuprite wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 10c issue=1989 d=azurite (1989) wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 18c issue=1989 d=boltwoodite wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 20c issue=1989 d=Dioptase wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 25c issue=1989 wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 30c issue=1989 wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 35c issue=1989 wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 40c issue=1989 d=diamond (1989) wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 45c issue=1989 d=wulfenite wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 50c issue=1989 wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 1r issue=1989 wmk=RSA in triangle
11/16/1989 2r issue=1989 d=gold (1989) wmk=RSA in triangle
2/1/1990 18c dt=plants (1990 South West Africa) d=Adenium boehmianum wmk=RSA in triangle
2/1/1990 35c dt=plants (1990 South West Africa) wmk=RSA in triangle
2/1/1990 45c dt=plants (1990 South West Africa) wmk=RSA in triangle
2/1/1990 60c dt=plants (1990 South West Africa) wmk=RSA in triangle
10/25/1990 18c issue=1989 d=boltwoodite new formula wmk=RSA in triangle

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