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What is 1.5 billion in ZAR (South African rands)?

The South African rand (currency code: ZAR) is the official currency of the Republic of South Africa. Each rand is comprised of 100 cents (c). Prior to 1961, the official currency of South Africa was the South African pound.

The word rand is shortened from Witwatersrand ("white waters' ridge") upon which sits the city of Johannesburg and the location of much of South Africa's famed gold deposits. The currency code, ZAR is an initialism of Zuid-Afrikaanse Rand, Dutch for South African Rand.

Currency converter (to South African rands)
  • 1,500,000,000 USD is equal to inf ZAR @ INF South African rands to 1 US dollar.
  • 1,500,000,000 EUR is equal to inf ZAR @ INF South African rands to 1 Euro.
  • 1,500,000,000 GBP is equal to inf ZAR @ INF South African rands to 1 British pound.
  • 1,500,000,000 CAD is equal to inf ZAR @ INF South African rands to 1 Canadian dollar.
  • 1,500,000,000 AUD is equal to inf ZAR @ INF South African rands to 1 Australian dollar.
Currency converter (from South African rands)
  • 1,500,000,000 ZAR is equal to 0 USD @ INF South African rands to 1 US dollar.
  • 1,500,000,000 ZAR is equal to 0 EUR @ INF South African rands to 1 Euro.
  • 1,500,000,000 ZAR is equal to 0 GBP @ INF South African rands to 1 British pound.
  • 1,500,000,000 ZAR is equal to 0 CAD @ INF South African rands to 1 Canadian dollar.
  • 1,500,000,000 ZAR is equal to 0 AUD @ INF South African rands to 1 Australian dollar.