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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Defunct | 1992 |
| Successor | ABSA |
| Headquarters | Pretoria |
Area served | South Africa, South West Africa |
Key people | J.J. Bosman (Founder), Dr. Danie Cronjé (CEO) |
| Products | Financial services |
| Total assets | ZAR 5 billion (1981) |
Volkskas Beperk (English: Peoples' Bank) was a South African bank founded in 1934 as a cooperative loan bank, becoming a commercial bank in 1941.[1] In 1991, by which time it had become South Africa's largest Afrikaner bank, Volkskas merged with United Building Society, Allied Building Society and Trust Bank to form Amalgamated Banks of South Africa.[2]
The bank issued banknotes for circulation in South West Africa between 1949 and 1959 from its Windhoek branch.[3]
- ^ Patterson, Sheila (2004). The Last Trek: A Study of the Boer People and the Afrikaner Nation. Routledge. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-415-32999-6.
- ^ Meldrum, Andrew (10 May 2005). "From apartheid to mass appeal". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "South West Africa 5 pounds banknote 1959 Volkskas Limited". Retrieved 25 May 2020.