Collection box with portraits of Paul Kruger and Marthinus Steyn, Collection box with which money was raised in the Netherlands to support South African farmers in their fight against the British during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). On the silk portraits of Paul Kruger (president of the Transvaal) and Marthinus Steyn (president of the Orange Free State). The collection box contained a (worthless) 200 million dollar banknote from the Bank of Zimbabwe and two (expired) banknotes from two edges of the South African bank, South Africa, Paul Kruger, Martinus Theunis Steyn, Wed. J. Bekkers & Zoon (mentioned on object), Dordrecht, c. 1900, metal, paper, printing, h 16.2 cm × h 14.2 cm × d 11 cm
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Collection box, portraits, Paul Kruger, Marthinus Steyn, money, raised, Netherlands, support South African farmers, fight, British, Second Boer War, 1899-1902, silk portraits, president, Transvaal, Orange Free State, collection box contained, worthless, 200 million dollar banknote, Bank, Zimbabwe, two, expired, banknotes, two edges, South African bank, South Africa, Martinus Theunis Steyn, Wed, J, Bekkers & Zoon, mentioned, object, Dordrecht, c, 1900, metal, paper, printing
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