Currency of South Africa: South African Rand.
The unit of currency is the Rand (denoted ZAR officially), which is divided into 100 cents. The Rand comes in denominations of R1, R 2 and R5 coins and R10, R20, R50, R100 and R200 notes.
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The South African Rand, coded ZAR on currency markets.
Equivalent (Jan 2008) to about USD 14c, EUR 10c and GBP 7p
Named after the Witwatersrand (White Waters Ridge) which runs through Johannesburg, where the worlds largest deposits of gold lie. The gold contributes a lot to the wealth of South Africa so the currency is appropriately named.
The Rand was created in 1961, when South Africa became a Republic, fully independent from Great Britain. Previously South Africa used the Pound, Shillings, Pence currency as in the UK.
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Rand means 'ridge' and Dollar comes from 'thaler' meaning 'valley'.
South Africans, officially known as the Republic of South Africa, use the currency rands. The official languages in South Africa are Afrikaans, as well as English.
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There are no known direct flights from Auckland to Johannesburg OR Tambo International, nor are there any direct flights to Johannesburg Lanseria International. Thus, accurate flight durations may only be obtained from airline companies who will use transit stops before heading to Johannesburg.
There are a lot of Afrikaans-speaking people in and from Johannesburg, but a lot of other languages are also spoken in Johannesburg and by people from Johannesburg.
Amos Masondo is the major of Johannesburg.
The official currency of South Africa is the Rand (ZAR).