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  2. South African rand - Wikipedia

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    It replaced the South African pound as legal tender, at the rate of 2 rand to 1 pound, or 10 shillings to the rand. The government introduced a mascot, Decimal Dan, "the rand-cent man" (known in Afrikaans as Daan Desimaal). [4] This was accompanied by a radio jingle to inform the public about the new currency. [5]

  3. South African pound - Wikipedia

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    The pound (Afrikaans: pond; symbol £, £SA [1] for distinction) was the currency of the Union of South Africa from the formation of the country as a British Dominion in 1910. It was replaced by the rand in 1961 when South Africa decimalised. In 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies.

  4. Common Monetary Area - Wikipedia

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    The CMA, enacted in July 1986, [3] originated from the Rand Monetary Area (RMA), which was formally established in December 1974; [4] the signatories of the latter were South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. [5] In that year Swaziland and Lesotho established their own national currencies, now called the lilangeni and the loti, respectively. In ...

  5. South African rand weakens against strong dollar

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    The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was up 0.255% at 109.88, not far off its two-decade peak of 110.79. ... South Africa's rand weakened in early ...

  6. List of countries by exchange rate regime - Wikipedia

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    4.3 Rand as exchange rate anchor. 4.4 Composite exchange rate anchor. 4.5 Indian Rupee as exchange rate anchor. 4.6 Other. 5 Stabilized arrangement. Toggle Stabilized ...

  7. List of currencies in Africa - Wikipedia

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    In some places there is a thriving street trade by unlicensed street traders in US dollars or other stable currencies, which are seen as a hedge against local inflation. The exchange rate is grossly more favourable to the seller of the foreign currency than is the official bank rate, but such trading is usually illegal.

  8. Coins of the South African pound - Wikipedia

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    In 1923, South Africa began to issue its own coins, adopting coins that were identical in size and value to those used in Great Britain: 12 pence (12d) = 1 shilling (1s), and 20s = 1 pound (£1). On 14 February 1961, the Union of South Africa adopted a decimal currency, replacing the pound with the Rand.

  9. Decimalisation - Wikipedia

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    The rand was introduced on 14 February 1961. A Decimal Coinage Commission had been set up in 1956 to consider a move away from the denominations of pounds, shillings and pence, submitting its recommendation on 8 August 1958. [9] It replaced the South African pound as legal tender, at the rate of 2 rand = 1 pound or 10 shillings to the rand.