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A map of indigenously made pre-colonial African currencies and their respective minting states. In pre-colonial times, many objects were sometimes used as currency in Africa. These included shells, [1] ingots, gold (gold dust and gold coins (the Asante)), arrowheads, iron, salt, cattle, goats, blankets, axes, beads, and many others.
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The Ora (pronounced; symbol: Ф) [1] is the local currency of Orania, an Afrikaner town in South Africa first issued in April 2004. It is pegged at par with the South African rand . [ 1 ] The name, recalling that of the town where it circulates, derives from Latin aurum , meaning "gold". [ 2 ]
The South African Reserve Bank shredded 3.6 million 100-rand banknotes printed by Crane Currency because they had the same serial numbers as a batch printed by the South African Bank Note Company. In addition, the notes printed in Sweden were not the correct colour and were 1mm short.
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International dollar – hypothetical currency pegged 1:1 to the United States dollar; ... German South-West African Mark – German South-West Africa;
South Africa: South African rand: R ZAR Cent: 100 South Ossetia: Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck: 100 South Sudan: South Sudanese pound: SS£ SSP Piaster: 100 Spain: Euro € EUR Cent: 100 Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan rupee: Re or Rs (pl.) LKR Cent: 100 Sudan: Sudanese pound: LS SDG Piastre: 100 Suriname: Surinamese dollar $ SRD Cent: 100 Sweden: Swedish ...
While the formal arrangements date back to 1974, they ultimately stem from informal arrangements spanning back to prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 and when the South African Reserve Bank was formed in 1921, the South African pound became the sole circulating legal tender in the territories that today form the CMA ...