The edge is the currency of the Republic of South Africa. Until 1993 the edge was also the currency of Namibia. The Namibia dollar introduced thereafter is still in the relationship 1:1 with the edge convertible.

The edge is divided into 100 cent. The abbreviation for edge is R, that for cent C.

In the circulation notes are to 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 edge and coins to 5, 2 and 1 edge as well as 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cent. The 1 and 2 cent coins was pulled in the year 2005 from traffic; Money are rounded on full 5 cent.

The ISO code is ZAR.

The gold coins coined/shaped since 1967 apply in South Africa nominal also as currency, whereby they serve in the reality only as plant coins.

Facts over the currency

• The edge replaced the South African Pound as official currency in the year 1961
• Since 2005 there are to five different notes and sieved different coins
• In and pieces of two-cent are not no more coined/shaped since 2002
• The designation of the currency deduces itself from the abbreviation of the gold-rich region Witwatersrand
• The Plural reads likewise edge
• By March 1982 the edge was more worth than the US Dollar
• At the 5.Juni 1973 the rate of exchange was highest, when 1 edge was worth 1.49992 US$
• In contrast to this the historical Tiefpunkt of the 21.Dezember stands 2001 with a rate of exchange from 1 US$ to 13.84 edge
• The five notes represent the Big Five of the African animal world, which are represented also on the individual lights

Illustrations of the coins and notes

Related links

• South African reserve bank

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