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  2. South African rand - Wikipedia

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    The South African rand, or simply the rand, (sign: R; code: ZAR [a]) is the official currency of South Africa. It is subdivided into 100 cents (sign: "c"), and a comma separates the rand and cents. [ 1 ]

  3. Coins of the South African rand - Wikipedia

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    The rand was introduced in the then Union of South Africa on 14 February 1961, shortly before the establishment of the Republic on 31 May 1961. The rand replaced the pound with a decimal currency: 100 cents (100c) = 1 rand (R1), 1 rand being valued at 10 shillings and 1 cent at 1.2 pence.

  4. List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.

  5. Krugerrand - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The name is a compound of Paul Kruger, the former President of the South African Republic (depicted on the obverse), and rand, the South African unit of currency. On the reverse side of the Krugerrand is a pronking springbok, South Africa's national animal.

  6. List of South African English regionalisms - Wikipedia

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    In addition to its normal meaning, an archaic and derogatory term for a male domestic servant of colour, for example, a gardener may be called a garden boy (not uncommon) braai A barbecue, to barbecue. [6] buck A rand, [7] referring to the Springbok that is featured on the South African R1-coin (one rand coin). [citation needed] bundu, bundus

  7. Common Monetary Area - Wikipedia

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    The Common Monetary Area (CMA) links South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini into a monetary union.The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) includes all CMA members in addition to Botswana, which replaced the rand with the pula in 1976 as a means of establishing an independent monetary policy.

  8. List of English words of Afrikaans origin - Wikipedia

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    rand (literally "edge", "rim" or "ridge"): also the name of the South African currency, named after the Witwatersrand (White waters' ridge) rooibos (literally "red bush"): a bush, endemic to South Africa, used to make a herbal tea also called rooibos; rondavel A round hut

  9. South African Mint - Wikipedia

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    The South African Mint is responsible for minting all coins of the South African rand on behalf of its owner, the South African Reserve Bank. Located in Centurion, Gauteng near South Africa's administrative capital Pretoria , the mint manufactures coins and planchets for both domestic and international markets.