Whilst the long term effect of the English immigrants to South Africa is well documented, their immediate effect is less well known. This related to the language policy and the currency used. What took slightly longer to be changed was the system of weights and measurements. Even though the arrival of these non-Dutch immigrants ultimately had profound, deep and long-term social and political implications, all of these effects have been ignored for the purposes of this blog.
Main picture: The Dutch rix dollar was genuine paper money being made from cardboard which was clearly non-durable