2 shillings, and 8 pence. (Pence is the plural of penny.) The new monetary system, introduced in the 1950s, consists of only pounds and pence, with 100 pence to a pound (like U.S. dollars and cents).

Two and a half Shillings coin in silver. The portrait of Paul Kruger is on obverse with text above that reads ' ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK'. The Coat of Arms of the Transvaal is on the reverse side ...