World currencies—Africa—Pictorial US$ exchange-rate map—market & official 1958
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Africa. Las monedas mundiales: ultimas cotizaciones conocidas en dollars [World currencies: latest known exchange rates in dollars]
A striking monetary map of Africa on the eve of the great independence era. Labels identify French West and Equatorial Africa, the Belgian Congo, British East Africa, Portuguese possessions, Spanish Morocco, Guinea and Fernando Poo; their francs, pounds, escudos, pesetas, rupees and shillings are quoted against the United States dollar. The result exposes colonial currency blocs, in which monetary authority extended across several territories. Where official and market rates are distinguished, the gap points to exchange controls, limited convertibility and values that could differ in practice. Several units soon vanished: South Africa’s pound yielded to the rand in 1961, while the CFA franc survived political change. Regional figures and the ochre, black, red and cream palette create decorative presence, though some employ period racial stereotypes.
Size 27 x 20 cm | 10.5 x 7.5 inches
Date Published: February 1958
Type: Mid-century colour offset-lithographic pictorial and monetary thematic map
Author: Banco De Vizcaya / Consejo Regulador
Publication: Jerez de la Frontera
Condition: Good |
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