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For comparison, all figures are converted into pounds sterling and US dollars according to annual average exchange rates. [1] ... 1 213,400 188,900 244,789 567,96
The National Bank of the ZAR issued £1 notes between 1892 and 1893. During the Second Boer War , government notes were issued in denominations of £1, £5, £10, £20, £50 and £100. In 1920, Treasury gold certificate notes were issued in denominations of £1, £5, £100, £1,000 and £10,000, in Afrikaans and English script.
Against the US dollar, meanwhile, sterling fell from £1 to $1.466 to £1 to $1.3694 when the referendum result was first revealed, and down to £1 to $1.2232 by October 2016, a fall of 16%. [ 128 ] In September 2022, under the influence of inflation and tax cuts funded by borrowing, [ 129 ] sterling's value reached an all-time low of just over ...
Cayman Islands dollar (1KY$=1.2US$) Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Pitcairn Islands; New Zealand dollar US dollar widely accepted [8] Pound sterling is also accepted. [9] Pitcairn Islands dollar (on par with New Zealand dollar; commemorative issue only) Reserve Bank of New Zealand Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Euro. European Central Bank
[1] [2] The currency's symbol is ' £ ', a stylised form of the blackletter 'L' (from libra), crossed to indicate abbreviation. [ 3 ] The term was adopted in England from the weight [ a ] of silver used to make 240 pennies, [ 6 ] and eventually spread to British colonies all over the world.
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[12] In 2014, South Africa experienced its worst year against the US dollar since 2009, [13] and in March 2015, the rand traded at its worst since 2002. [13] At the time, Trading Economics released data that the rand "averaged R4.97 to the dollar between 1972–2015, reaching an all time high of R12.45 in December 2001 and a record low of R0.67 ...
For example, suppose that the spot price on a particular day is €1.50 to £1. Theoretically, an average consumer could exchange £2 and receive €3 (or vice versa), but in practice they would find it very hard if not impossible to secure such a rate. On that same day, a bureau de change might buy £1 for €1.40 and sell £1 for €1.60.