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5 cents (replaced 6d) 10 cents (replaced 1/-) 20 cents (replaced 2/-) 50 cents (replaced 5/-) The coins initially had the same size as the former South African coins. All except the 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 cent coins were in silver. The previous South African farthing coin (1 ⁄ 4 d) and half-a-crown (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 s) were not continued in decimal currency.
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 ...
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 ]
Coins below 1 lira were withdrawn in 1947. 1- and 2-lire coins minted from 1968 for collectors' use only; 5-, 10-, and 20-lire coins fell out of use before the 1990's. All lira-denominated coins were withdrawn in 2002 with the introduction of the euro and exchangeable until 2011. Jamaica: 1 cent 5 cents 10 cents 20 cents 25 cents 50 cents: 2012 ...
Ten cents or Ten Cents may refer to: 10 cent coin , a coinage value in many systems using decimal currencies Ten Cents ( TUGS ) , a fictional character in children's television series, TUGS
The image was designed by Coert Steynberg and was previously used on the reverse of the earlier South African five shillings (1947-51 and 1953-59) and 50 Cents (1961-64) coin. The name "South Africa" and the gold content are inscribed in both Afrikaans and English (as can be seen on the pictures of the coin).
A ten-cent coin or ten-cent piece is a coin worth 10 cents in a given currency. Notable examples include: the dime, ten-cent coin of the United States; the dime, ten-cent coin of Canada; the Australian ten-cent coin; the New Zealand ten-cent coin; the Hong Kong ten-cent coin; the dubbeltje, former ten-cent coin of the decimal Dutch guilder ...
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.