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Pound to Rand Exchange Rate

GBP to ZAR Exchange Rate Today

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Base currency Amount = Converted amount Target currency
Pounds = South African Rand
South African Rand = Pounds

The Pound to Rand exchange rate today is 21.806 with real-time market quotes. Use our currency converter to convert any amount from GBP to ZAR as well as from ZAR to GBP.

Pound to Rand Conversion Tables

These tables show the most common Pound to South African Rand and South African Rand to Pound conversions, from 1 Rand up to 1,000,000 Rand.

Pounds to Rand

GBP ZAR
1 21.806
2 43.612
3 65.418
4 87.224
5 109.03
6 130.84
7 152.64
8 174.45
9 196.25
10 218.06
100 2,180.6
1.000 21,806
10.000 218,059
100.000 2,180,589
1.000.000 21,805,889

Rand to Pounds

ZAR GBP
1 0.0459
2 0.0917
3 0.1376
4 0.1834
5 0.2293
6 0.2752
7 0.3210
8 0.3669
9 0.4127
10 0.4586
100 4.5859
1.000 45.859
10.000 458.59
100.000 4,585.9
1.000.000 45,859

Highest and Lowest Exchange Rates

Values of the highest and lowest exchange rates over the last 10 years.

GBP/ZAR

  • Highest: 1 Pound = 25.338 South African Rand (10 Apr 2025)
  • Lowest: 1 Pound = 15.511 South African Rand (24 Mar 2017)

ZAR/GBP

  • Highest: 1 South African Rand = 0.0645 Pounds (24 Mar 2017)
  • Lowest: 1 South African Rand = 0.0395 Pounds (10 Apr 2025)

Information about the South African Rand

The South African rand (ZAR) has been the official currency of South Africa since 1961, when it replaced the South African pound following the establishment of the republic. The name rand comes from the Witwatersrand, the mountain ridge where the world's largest gold deposits were discovered. The rand is also used within the Common Monetary Area, alongside the currencies of Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini.

Coins and Banknotes

Symbol: R, ZAR.
Subunit: One rand is divided into 100 cents.
Coins: 10, 20 and 50 cents, plus R1, R2 and R5.
Banknotes: R10, R20, R50, R100 and R200. Since 2012, all South African banknotes feature Nelson Mandela on the front.
Issuing authority: South African Reserve Bank.

Disclaimer and Data Sources: Real-time exchange rates and charts are compiled from international financial and interbank market quotes. Official rates and historical series are based on reference data from the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks. The information and converters provided on this site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice; actual rates applied by banks and brokers may differ from those displayed.

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