Rixdollar
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Rixdollar is the English term for silver coinage used throughout the European continent .
The same term was also used of currency in Cape Colony
and Ceylon. However, the Rixdollar
only existed as a coin in Ceylon. Unissued remainder banknotes for the Cape of Good Hope
denominated in Rixdollars exist, but these are very rare.
The same term was also used of currency in Cape Colony
Cape Colony
The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town. It was subsequently occupied by the British in 1795 when the Netherlands were occupied by revolutionary France, so that the French revolutionaries could not take...
and Ceylon. However, the Rixdollar
Ceylonese rixdollar
The rixdollar was the currency of British Ceylon until 1828. It was subdivided into 48 stivers, each of 4 duit. Units called the fanam and larin were also used, worth 4 and 9½ stiver, respectively. The currency derived from the Dutch rijksdaalder and stuiver, although the rijksdaalder was worth 50...
only existed as a coin in Ceylon. Unissued remainder banknotes for the Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the...
denominated in Rixdollars exist, but these are very rare.