I missed some order in the South Africa catalog, so I have tried to give it a try here. Hope it at least can be used as a start :)
My main source has been the Banknote Museum.
Some of these old banknotes have overlapping years with rulers and are often issued by banks, rather than governments. See the Banknote Museeum’s website for banks, which would probably be good to get in, when creating these sub-issuere, if my suggestion is to be followed. I have added banks underneat the issuers :)
Some of these old notes were issued after the unification of the colonies, into the Union of South Africa, but by the former colonies.
Some of the notes may go to exonumia, due to Numista’s categorisation of military notes?
I’m unsure of the 1920 banknotes from the Boer Republic of Transvaal, from the Netherlands Bank of South Africa.
We have the Reserve Bank of South Africa, so it isn't needed.
I have added the banknotes already in the catalog underneat the issuere, as a link.
Hope referee @Pcoetzee5 will give a tought on this as well 😁
British Cape Colony:
Cape of Good Hope/Cape Colony:
- George III (1795-1820)
- George IV (1820-1830)
- William IV (1830-1837)
(Banks/issuere)
- East India Company
- Government
Cape of Good Hope banks/Cape Colony banks:
- Victoria (1837-1901)
- Edward VII (1901-1910)
- George V (1910-1937)
(Banks/issuere)
Imperial Banks:
- London & South African Bank
- Oriental Bank Corporation
- Standard Bank of British South Africa
- Bank of South Africa
Commercials Banks:
- Cape Commercial Bank
- Cape of Good Hope Bank
- Kaffrarian Colonial Bank
- Montagu Bank
- Port Elizabeth Bank
- Wellington Bank
- Somerset East Bank
- African Banking Corporation
- National Bank of South Africa
- Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd
Boer Republics:
Nieuw Griqualand
- Republic OR Queen Victoria?
(Bank/issuere)
- Government of New Griqualand
Colony of Natal/Natalia
- Victoria (1837-1901)
- Edward VII (1901-1910)
(Bank/issuere)
Imperial Banks:
- African Banking Corporation, Durban
- Bank of Africa, Durban
- National Bank of South Africa Ltd., Durban
- Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd., Durban
Commercial banks:
- Colonial Bank of Natal
- Durban Bank
- London & Natal Bank Limited
- Natal Bank
Orange Free State
- Republic, as a British vassal state
(Banks/issuere)
- African Banking Corporation
- Bank of Africa Ltd.
- National Bank of South Africa Ltd.
- Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd.
Transvaal/South African Republic/Boer Republic:
- Republic (1852-1902)
British Colony (1902-1910):
- Edward VII (1901-1910)
- George V (1910-1937)
(Banks/issuere)
Imperial Banks:
- African Banking Corporation
- Bank of Africa
- National Bank of South Africa
- Standard Bank of British South Africa
- Standard Bank of South Africa
Privat banks:
- Netherlands Bank of South Africa (1920)
War Notes/Anglo-Boer Wars:
Transvaal/South African Republic/Boer Republic:
(For Goverment Notes and “in the field”-notes)
- Republic (1852-1902)
Siegs of Mafaking:
- Victoria (1837-1901)
Bulawayo
- Victoria (1937-1901)
Orange Free State
- Victoria (1937-1901)
Orange River Colony: Siegs of Koffyfontein
- Victoria (1837-1901)
Cape Colony
- Victoria (1837-1901)
- Edward VII (1901-1910)
Other pre-union issuer, not fitting above:
Transvaal/South African Republik
- Republic (1852-1902)
(Banks/issuere)
- National Bank of the Republic of South Africa
Post union South Africa:
Union of South Africa; British Dominion
- George V (1910-1934)
South Africa (independent kingdom/self government)
- George V (1934-1936)
- George VI (1936-1952)
- Elizabeth II (1952-1961)
Republic (1961-date)
I could not figure out where these two notes in the catalog belong. I suppose they are some sort of local prison-notes? Not listed officially somewhere?:
Sources:
http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AFR/SAF/SAF.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Colony
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer_republics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griqualand_East
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Natal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Free_State
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_Colony
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War
https://www.angloboerwar.com/forum/19-ephemera/32305-koffyfontein-siege-currency