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Southern Rhodesian / Central African pound
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
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PredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 600–1087
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1932–1940
Pound sterlingDocumentedThis currency
Southern Rhodesian / Central African poundDates, conversion terms and evidence 4 connections
Pound sterling Southern Rhodesian / Central African pound
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Pound sterling
Evidence period: AD 600–1087QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗What followed
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Malawi poundSuccessor or branch
Zambian poundKeep going forwardExplore all 4 descendants +
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Southern Rhodesian / Central African poundSuccessor or branch1964–1965
Malawi poundDocumentedSuccessor or branch1964–1965
Zambian poundDocumentedSuccessor or branch1968
Zambian kwachaDocumentedSuccessor or branch1971
Malawi kwachaDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 4 connections
Malawi pound Malawi kwacha
1971Documented2 MWK = 1 Malawi poundKwacha per Malawi pound; contextual/foreign-currency exceptions, aggregate calculation and cash tables apply.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Zambian pound Zambian kwacha
1968DocumentedOriginal-scale kwacha per Zambian pound; the numerator is the 1968 unit epoch.
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