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The 1978 series began with denominations of 2, 5, 10, and 20 rand, with a 50 rand introduced in 1984. This series had only one language variant for each denomination of note. Afrikaans was the first language on the 2, 10, and 50 rand, while English was the first on the 5 and 20 rand. A coin replaced the 1 rand note.
£20 is sometimes referred to as a "score", although strictly this is not a slang term for money, as 'score' is a normal word for twenty. [33] £20 is sometimes known as a "Bobby" from Bobby Moore (rhymes with score). £25 is known as a "pony". £50 is known as a "bullseye" [34] (from the points value of the bullseye on a darts board).
The legend is inscribed with "KRUGERRAND" and the gold weight. The Krugerrand ( / ˈkruːɡərænd /; [ 1] Afrikaans: [ˈkry.ərˌrant]) is a South African coin, first minted on 3 July 1967 to help market South African gold and produced by Rand Refinery and the South African Mint. [ 2][ 3] The name is a compound of Paul Kruger, the former ...
The national debt of South Africa is the total quantity of money borrowed by the Government of South Africa at any time through the issue of securities by the South African Treasury and other government agencies. South African national government budget breakdown for 2019/20. Budget short falls such as the area on the income line outlined with ...
The US dollar, the euro, and the South African rand were candidates; the US dollar had the most credibility and was the most widely traded within Zimbabwe. [68] Zimbabwe could have joined the nearby nations of Lesotho , Namibia , South Africa , and Eswatini , which constitute the Common Monetary Area , or "Rand Zone" [ 10 ] by formally deciding ...
МММ was a Russian company that perpetrated one of the world's largest Ponzi schemes of all time. By different estimates from 5 to 40 million people lost up to $10 billion. The company started attracting money from private investors, promising annual returns of up to 1,000%.
The economy of South Africa is a mixed economy, emerging market, and upper-middle-income economy, one of only eight such countries in Africa. [ 26][ 27][ 28] The economy is the most industrialised, technologically advanced, and diversified in Africa. [ 29] Following 1996, at the end of over twelve years of international sanctions, South Africa ...
Lesotho ( / lɪˈsuːtuː / ⓘ lih-SOO-too, [ 6][ 7] Sotho pronunciation: [lɪˈsʊːtʰʊ] ), formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa, with which it shares a 1,106 km (687 mi) border, [ 8] it is the largest sovereign enclave in the world, and the only one outside of the ...