Southern Rhodesia 1936 2 shillings

Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 75586

This specimen was lot 75586 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $976. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTHERN RHODESIA. 2 Shillings, 1936. London Mint. George V. PCGS MS-63." Southern Rhodesia, named after diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, was created a self-governing colony of Britain in 1923. Coinage commenced in 1932. The colony was federated with Northern Rhodesia in 1956 but is now Zimbabwe. This type was struck 1932-36.

Recorded mintage: 683,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 11.31 g, 0.925 fine silver, 28.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-4.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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