2 rand 1983 — South Africa ( Pick: 118 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2 rand issued in South Africa in 1983. It is cataloged under Pick number 118. This note measures 150 x 70 mm and features a blue design on a multicolor underprint.
The front side design includes an image of Jan van Riebeek at the OHIW HOHFWULFDO tower at the center. The back side features the phrase 5HfiQHU\ DW OHIW FHQWHU and includes a watermark mark — the Van Riebeeck motif.
This banknote was produced in a total quantity of 104,000,000 and is signed by Gerhardus Petrus Christiaan de Kock.
The front side design includes an image of Jan van Riebeek at the OHIW HOHFWULFDO tower at the center. The back side features the phrase 5HfiQHU\ DW OHIW FHQWHU and includes a watermark mark — the Van Riebeeck motif.
This banknote was produced in a total quantity of 104,000,000 and is signed by Gerhardus Petrus Christiaan de Kock.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Gerhardus Petrus Christiaan de Kock
- Date of issue
- 1983-1984
- Colour
- Blue on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 150 x 70 mm
- Amount produced
- 104,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 118
About this banknote
The South African Reserve Bank issued the 2 rand banknote (Pick 118) in 1983 as part of a series introduced in 1978. This series featured updated designs and security features to modernize the nation's currency.
The obverse of the note displays a left-facing portrait of Jan van Riebeeck, the Dutch colonial administrator, with high-voltage transmission towers to his right. The reverse features a petrochemical refinery, likely referencing the Sasol plant in Sasolburg. The note measures 120 x 57 mm and includes a watermark of Jan van Riebeeck.
