{"product_id":"novw2-kb3241","title":"Lot of 3x South Sudan 2016 Banknotes, All UNC, 3pcs","description":"Lot of 3x South Sudan 2016 Banknotes, All UNC, 3pcs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocated in East Africa, South Sudan is bordered by Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, the Congo, and, of course, Sudan. Its defining geographical feature is the Sudd, a massive and virtually impassable swamp formed by the White Nile. Choked by floating vegetation and lousy with malaria, the Sudd was, for literal millennia, one of the primary barriers between North and South Africa and the main reason the source of the Nile remained a mystery until 1858. South Sudan's modern history is, unfortunately, defined by colonialism. It was conquered by Egypt in 1821, which subsequently came under British control in 1899. The British left in 1956, but by the time it was independent, Sudan had developed an irreconcilable split between the cultures of its North and South. The North was predominantly Arab and Muslim, culturally closer to Egypt and the Middle East than the South of Africa. The South was home to a mosaic of indigenous African identities. They spoke a variety of languages and were either Christians or traditional animists. When the North tried to impose Islamic Sharia law on the whole of Sudan, civil war erupted, and the eventual result was the creation of South Sudan as an independent country. As of 2026, it is the most recent sovereign state. It is also the youngest, with roughly half of its population under 18 years old.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBanknotes from South Sudan feature the portrait of Dr. John Garang de Mabior, leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War. To the far right is the spear traditionally wielded by the Dinka, South Sudan's largest indigenous ethnic group.","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54247757054241,"sku":"Nov.Week2.P1-KB3241","price":9.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/KB3241.jpg?v=1793910275","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/novw2-kb3241","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}