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Rhodesia and Nyasaland banknotes Five Pounds note 1961, issued by the Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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Obverse: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, from a photograph taken by Dorothy Wilding during a single portrait sitting shortly after Elizabeth became monarch. The Queen is wearing the George IV State Diadem, created for the coronation of George IV in 1820. Coat of arms of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland at upper center. Sable antelope at lower left.
Reverse: Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river - one of Rhodesia's (Zambia and Zimbabwe) premier tourist attractions and an example of Rhodesia's natural beauty. The falls were named after Queen Victoria by English explorer Jonathan Livingstone, the first European to see them.
Watermark: Cecil Rhodes.
Printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, New Malden in Surrey, England.
Rhodesia and Nyasaland banknotes
1956-1961 "Queen Elizabeth II" Issue