The
South West Africa
South West Africa ( af, Suidwes-Afrika; german: Südwestafrika; nl, Zuidwest-Afrika) was a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1990, after which it became modern-day Namibia. It bordered Angola (Portuguese colony before 1 ...
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mark
Mark may refer to:
Currency
* Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
* Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927
* Fi ...
was a temporary currency issued between 1916, after the withdrawal of the
German South West Africa
German South West Africa (german: Deutsch-Südwestafrika) was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1915, though Germany did not officially recognise its loss of this territory until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. With a total area of ...
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mark
Mark may refer to:
Currency
* Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
* Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927
* Fi ...
, and prior to the introduction of the
South African pound
The pound (Afrikaans: ''pond''; symbol £, £SA for distinction) was the currency of the Union of South Africa from the formation of the country as a British Dominion in 1910. It was replaced by the rand in 1961 when South Africa decimalised.
In ...
in 1918.
A number of notes were denominated in South West African marks and
pfennig
The 'pfennig' (; . 'pfennigs' or ; symbol pf or ₰) or penny is a former German coin or note, which was the official currency from the 9th century until the introduction of the euro in 2002. While a valuable coin during the Middle Ages, i ...
s, especially by the
Swakopmund Bookshop
Banknotes were issued by the Swakopmund Bookshop (German; ''Swakopmunder Buchhandlung'') between 1916 and 1918 as an emergency currency. They issued 10, 25, 50 Pfennig, and 1, 2, and 3 mark notes. Although these were issued under South African ad ...
that issued 10, 25, 50 Pfennig, and 1, 2, and 3 Mark notes.
File:SWA-15a-Swakopmunder Buchhandlung-Two Mark (1916).jpg, A two mark Swakopmunder Buchhandlung note issued in 1916
File:SWA-6-Swakopmunder Buchhandlung-10 Pfennig (1916).jpg, A ten pfennig Swakopmunder Buchhandlung note issued in 1916
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South West African banknote issuers South West Africa had banknotes issued at various times between 1916 and 1959 while under South African administration. The issues of 1916-18 are denominated in South West African marks. The later issues are denominated in South West African pounds. ...
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Banknotes of the Swakopmund Bookshop
Banknotes were issued by the Swakopmund Bookshop (German; ''Swakopmunder Buchhandlung'') between 1916 and 1918 as an emergency currency. They issued 10, 25, 50 Pfennig, and 1, 2, and 3 mark notes. Although these were issued under South African ad ...
Numismatics
Currencies of the British Empire
Currencies of Namibia
Currencies with multiple banknote issuers
Currencies introduced in 1916
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