Скачать или смотреть The 1948 South African Pound: A Note from the Dawn of Apartheid

This 1948 South African one pound note was issued just months after the National Party came to power and began formalizing apartheid. Featuring Jan van Riebeeck and colonial imagery, the note reflects Afrikaner nationalism and the country’s racialized political turn. Though visually elegant, it symbolizes an era of exclusion—issued to a population governed by an almost entirely white electorate. Join us as we explore the note’s design, historical context, and how a piece of currency became a subtle tool of ideology in a divided nation.

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