In 1896, the Salisbury branch of the Standard Bank of South Africa, a British overseas bank, which operated mainly in Africa from 1863 to 1969, introduced the first Southern Rhodesian banknotes, in denominations of one and five pounds, and later issued ten shilling notes.
In 1896, the Salisbury branch of the Standard Bank of South Africa, a British overseas bank, which operated mainly in Africa from 1863 to 1969, introduced the first Southern Rhodesian banknotes, in denominations of one and five pounds, and later issued ten shilling notes.