In 1896, the Salisbury branch of the Standard Bank of South Africa introduced the first Southern Rhodesian banknotes, in denominations of one and five pounds, and later issued ten shilling notes.
For the pound introduced in Southern Rhodesia in 1964 following the phasing out of the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound, see Southern Rhodesian pound (19641965). In 1896, the Salisbury branch of the Standard Bank of South Africa introduced the first Southern Rhodesian banknotes, in denominations of 1 and 5 pounds. This bank later issued 10 shilling notes. 
