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  2. List of currencies in Africa - Wikipedia

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    These included shells, [1] ingots, gold (gold dust and gold coins (the Asante )), arrowheads, iron, salt, cattle, goats, blankets, axes, beads, and many others. In the early 19th century a slave could be bought in West Africa with manilla currency; multiples of X-shaped rings of bronze or other metal that could be strung on a staff.

  3. South African rand - Wikipedia

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    US Federal Reserve Bank historical exchange rate data; South African Currency Page, with a short description of each note. South African Currency Page (old rand), a short description of pre-1994 (apartheid-era) notes. Historical banknotes of South Africa (in English and German) Bank of England exchange rate ZAR vs GBP since 2001–present

  4. CFA franc - Wikipedia

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    The ISO currency codes are XAF for the Central African CFA franc and XOF for the West African CFA franc. Both CFA francs have a fixed exchange rate (peg) to the euro: €1 = F.CFA 655.957 exactly, and member countries deposited half of their foreign exchange reserves with the French Treasury.

  5. List of countries by exchange rate regime - Wikipedia

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    e. This is a list of countries by their exchange rate regime. [1] De facto exchange-rate arrangements in 2022 as classified by the International Monetary Fund. Floating ( floating and free floating) Soft pegs ( conventional peg, stabilized arrangement, crawling peg, crawl-like arrangement, pegged exchange rate within horizontal bands) Hard pegs ...

  6. Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    The Old Mutual Implied rate was a widely adopted benchmark rate for unofficial currency exchange until intervention by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in May 2008 prohibited the transfer out of the country of shares in Old Mutual, ABC and Kingdom Meikles Africa, thereby blocking their fungibility. Adaptations Use of foreign currencies

  7. List of circulating fixed exchange rate currencies - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of circulating fixed exchange rate currencies, ... Fixed currency Reference currency Rate (reference / fixed) ... Central African: Euro: 655.957 ...

  8. West African CFA franc - Wikipedia

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    Usage of: West African CFA franc Central African CFA franc The West African CFA franc (French: franc CFA or simply franc, ISO 4217 code: XOF; abbreviation: F.CFA) is the currency used by eight independent states in West Africa which make up the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA; Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine): Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau ...

  9. Namibian dollar - Wikipedia

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    South African rand at par. Old N$10 banknote and coins. The Namibia dollar ( symbol: $ or N$; code: NAD) has been the currency of Namibia since 1993. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign ( $ ), or alternatively N$ to distinguish it from other currencies called “ dollar .”. It is divided into 100 cents .