Perske vir 'n Pond
Perske vir 'n Pond ("Peach for a pound") is an Afrikaans one-act play by Dirk G. Richard (1918-2010).
The title later altered to accommodate the new metric monetary system introduced on 14 February 1961[1], to read Perske vir 'n Rand.
Contents
The original text
First published as Pond vir 'n Perske ("Pound for a peach") in the Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 4(1):59-72, 1954, then as Perske vir 'n Pond in Die Laaste Skakel en ander Eenbedrywe by Dagbreekboekhandel in 1955 and finally as Perske vir 'n Rand in Woord en Masker by Van Schaik in 1964.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Copy of a catalogue (handwritten by various hands) of the F.C.L. Bosman collection held at the Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum (NALN) in Bloemfontein.
History of banknotes and coin - South African Reserve Bank[2]
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