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August 27, 2008 at 7:15 am #610687AnonymousInactive
I see in my statistics keywords “zar casinos” for SE.What does it mean “zar casinos”?
August 27, 2008 at 7:31 am #776857voodoomanMemberZAR is the international currency symbol for South Africa.
ZA (Zuid Afrika)
R (Rand)I think the Germans came up with the country index.
August 27, 2008 at 7:33 am #776858e-gamblingcity.comMemberIt’s a short form for South African Rands.
August 27, 2008 at 7:35 am #776859e-gamblingcity.comMemberI reckon it was the Dutch who came up with it.
ixian;173896 wrote:ZAR is the international currency symbol for South Africa.
ZA (Zuid Afrika)
R (Rand)I think the Germans came up with the country index.
August 27, 2008 at 7:58 am #776860voodoomanMember@playcasino1 173898 wrote:
I reckon it was the Dutch who came up with it.
Zuid Afrika is certainly Dutch but the monetary code was not invented by them or by the Germans. I got this from Wikepedia:
In 1973, the ISO Technical Committee 68 decided to develop codes for the representation of currencies and funds for use in any application of trade, commerce or banking. At the 17th session (February 1978) of the related UN/ECE Group of Experts agreed that the three-letter alphabetic codes for International Standard ISO 4217, “Codes for the representation of currencies and funds”, would be suitable for use in international trade.
Over time, new currencies are created and old currencies are discontinued. Frequently, these changes are due to new governments (through war or a new constitution), treaties between countries standardizing on a currency, or revaluation of the currency due to excessive inflation. As a result, the list of codes must be updated from time to time. The ISO 4217 maintenance agency (MA), the British Standards Institution, is responsible for maintaining the list of codes.
Nothing like a bit of trivia to get the day going.
August 27, 2008 at 8:24 am #776864e-gamblingcity.comMemberThanks Ixian! Yeah, the ISO coding system was neither from the Dutch or Germans.
Got this from a google search :
Rand is the official unit of currency used as a legal tender in Republic of South Africa. The ISO 4217 currency code for the South African rand is ZAR and numeric code is 710. ZAR is an acronym for Zuid afrikaanse Rand, “Zuid Afrika” being a term used for the country’s name in the Dutch language.We both need to be on the “weakest link” game show :roflmao:
August 27, 2008 at 8:57 am #776867voodoomanMember@playcasino1 173904 wrote:
[/I]We both need to be on the “weakest link” game show :roflmao:
That would be scary. I can picture her in a leather outfit, high heels and carrying a whip. :whipper”
August 27, 2008 at 10:27 am #776881e-gamblingcity.comMemberhahaha, Brilliant!!
August 27, 2008 at 11:52 pm #776987StarBucksSportsMember“ZAR” are coupons with wild animals on them that you can exchange for beer in South Africa. :cheers:
Some other uses have been reported, but quite honestly, I don’t see the point.
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