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In addition, two bullion coins with denominations of 1 rand and 2 rand were issued, replacing the gold half-pound and pound coins introduced in 1952. Both the pound and the rand gold coins matched the specifications of the British half-sovereign and sovereign (minted, among others, at the Pretoria branch mint until 1932), including the gold ...
When President Jacob Zuma narrowly won a motion of no confidence in South Africa in August 2017, the rand continued to slide, dropping 1.7% that day. [23] In September 2017, Goldman Sachs said that the debt and corruption of Eskom Holdings was the biggest risk to South Africa's economy and the exchange rate of the rand.
By 1980, the Krugerrand accounted for more than 90% of the global gold coin market and was the number one choice for investors buying gold. However, during the 1980s and 1990s, Krugerrands fell out of favor as some Western countries forbade import of the Krugerrand because of its association with the apartheid government of South Africa. [4] [5]
Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...
Ironically, during the 1980s gold reached its highest price as a result of international tensions reaping huge profits for the mining company conglomerates. [ citation needed ] However, because of currency restrictions and bans on the sales of Krugerrands in some countries, they were unable to invest abroad.
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Thousand Days' War: 0.1–0.18 million [213] 1899–1902 Colombian Conservative Party vs. Colombian Liberal Party: Colombia Sri Lankan Civil War: 0.08–0.17 million [214] [215] 1983 [h] –2009 Sri Lankan government vs. Separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam: Sri Lanka Civil conflict in the Philippines: 0.16 million [217] [218] 1968–present
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