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USD to ZAR Exchange Rates
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ZAR Snapshot
The South African rand was introduced as the official currency of South Africa in 1961, and is legal tender for the Common Monetary Area between South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho and Namibia.
- Currency Name: South African rand
- Currency Code: ZAR
- Currency Symbol: R
- Central Bank: South African Reserve Bank
- Countries Used In: South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland
- Major Unit: 1 rand
- Minor Unit: cent - 1/100 of a rand
- Note Denominations: R 10, R 20, R 50, R 100, R 200
- Coin Denominations: 10c, 20c, 50c, R 1, R 2, R 5
Previous USD to ZAR Exchange Rates
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| Date (GMT) | Rate** |
| Average | 7.850155 |
| December 31, 1990 | 2.588514 |
| December 31, 1991 | 2.763278 |
| December 31, 1992 | 2.852439 |
| December 31, 1993 | 3.272068 |
| December 31, 1994 | 3.552613 |
| December 31, 1995 | 3.628384 |
| December 31, 1996 | 4.301071 |
| December 31, 1997 | 4.607155 |
| December 31, 1998 | 5.541667 |
| December 31, 1999 | 6.116614 |
| December 31, 2000 | 6.940838 |
| December 31, 2001 | 8.578374 |
| December 31, 2002 | 10.569259 |
| December 31, 2003 | 7.511631 |
| December 31, 2004 | 6.441044 |
| December 31, 2005 | 6.360695 |
| December 31, 2006 | 6.765534 |
| December 31, 2007 | 7.05 |
| December 31, 2008 | 8.246415 |
| December 31, 2009 | 8.418533 |
| December 31, 2010 | 7.319664 |
| December 31, 2011 | 7.256086 |
| December 31, 2012 | 8.213618 |
| December 31, 2013 | 9.643897 |
| December 31, 2014 | 10.843335 |
| December 31, 2015 | 12.773953 |
| December 31, 2016 | 14.708562 |
| December 31, 2017 | 13.300785 |
| December 31, 2018 | 13.255064 |
| December 31, 2019 | 14.448426 |
| April 04, 2020 | 15.48528 |
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