FACT 1: The currency of the United States is the US Dollar. It's code is USD & symbol is $. According to our data, GBP to USD is the most popular US Dollar exchange rate conversion. Interesting nicknames for the USD include: greenback, cheese, dollar bills, buck, green, dough, smacker, dead presidents, scrillas, paper.

FACT 2: The most popular banknotes used in the USA are: $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100. It's used in: United States, America, American Samoa, American Virgin Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam, Haiti, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Wake Island, East Timor

FACT 3: The US Dollar was introduced in 1792 and is the most traded currency on the foreign exchange market. The preceding currency did not feature portraits of the presidents as George Washington did not want his face on the currency.

ZAR
South African Rand

FACT 1: The currency of South Africa is the South African Rand. It's code is ZAR & its symbol is R. According to our data, GBP to ZAR is the most popular SA Rand exchange rate conversion.

FACT 2: The most frequently used banknotes in South Africa Rand are: R10, R20, R50, R100, R200. It's used in: South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia.

FACT 3: The Rand was introduced in 1961, the same year that South Africa became a Republic. In 2012, a whole new series of banknotes was issued featuring the portrait of Nelson Mandela on the obverse and native animals on the reverse.