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This template renders a South African currency value with a currency symbol, or optionally an ISO 4217 identifier (ZAR), linked to the South African rand article. {{ZAR|123.45}} produces R 123.45 (with a non-breaking space between the R and the value) {{ZAR}} produces R (simple currency article link)
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 ]
The previous South African farthing coin (1 ⁄ 4 d) and half-a-crown (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 s) were not continued in decimal currency. 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.
African currency was originally formed from basic items, materials, animals and even people available in the locality to create a medium of exchange. This started to change from the 17th century onwards, as European colonial powers introduced their own monetary system into the countries they invaded.
Currency ISO 4217 code Symbol or Abbrev. [2]Proportion of daily volume Change (2019–2022) April 2019 April 2022 U.S. dollar: USD $, US$ 88.3%: 88.5%: 0.2pp Euro
An airline ticket showing the price with ISO 4217 code "EUR" (bottom left) and not with euro currency sign " € "ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units.
Financial rand had the ISO 4217 currency code ZAL. Financial rand had a previous life, from January 1979 to February 1983. Financial rand had a previous life, from January 1979 to February 1983. The 1985 crisis coincided with a default (then called a "standstill") on foreign debt by the apartheid government.
The first evidence of pottery and agriculture in South Africa can be found in the period of 350-150 BCE, while metals date back to the 52-252 CE period. [4] The earliest occurrence of cattle farming was in the 5th century CE and the Iron Age reached modern-day Kwa-Zulu Natal around 700 CE.