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In June, the printing of this denomination was moved from the South African Bank Note Company to Crane Currency's Swedish division , which reportedly produced 80 million 100 rand notes. [42] The South African Reserve Bank shredded 3.6 million 100-rand banknotes printed by Crane Currency because they had the same serial numbers as a batch ...
The South African Reserve Bank restricts the exportation of Krugerrands by a South African resident to a non-resident to a maximum of R30,000 (about US$2,100 or €1,870 as of June 2018). Visitors to South Africa can export up to 15 coins by declaring the items to the South African Revenue Service .
Many African countries change their currency's appearance when a new government takes power (often the new head of state will appear on bank notes), though the notional value remains the same. Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar).
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.
South African slang for various amounts of money borrows many terms from the rest of the English speaking world, such as the word "grand" when referring to R1,000. Other words are unique to South Africa, such as the term "choc" when referring to a R20 note. One "bar" refers to an amount of R1,000,000.
The South African Reserve Bank printed its first run of £1 (equivalent to £68.97 in 2023) notes in 1922. The Union of South Africa issued coins from 1923, in denominations of 1 ⁄ 4 d, 1 ⁄ 2 d, 1d, 3d and 6d, 1/–, 2/– (initially denominated as a florin ), 2/6, £ 1 ⁄ 2 and £1.
South Africa: Springbok (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis [56] Blue crane (national bird) Anthropoides paradiseus [57] Galjoen (national fish) Dichistius capensis [58] Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) Gallus lafayettii [59] Tanzania: Giraffe (national animal) Giraffa sp. [60] [61] [62] Thailand: Asian elephant (national ...
Italian East African lira; Italian Somaliland lira; Tripolitanian lira; Metica – Mozambique; Peseta – Equatorial Guinea; Peso – Guinea-Bissau; Pound. Biafran pound; British West African pound – Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone; Gambian pound; Ghanaian pound; Libyan pound; Malawian pound; Nigerian pound; Rhodesian pound ...