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Standard bank of south africa
The correct term is "South African Reserve Bank." The name of the central bank of South Africa is officially the South African Reserve Bank, as per its founding legislation and official documents. The term "Reserve Bank of South Africa" is not the accurate or commonly used name for this institution.
The South African Reserve Bank and South African Mint
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The South African Reserve Bank prints the majority of South Africa's banknotes, their head office is located in Pretoria.
Standard Bank has Johannesburg as its headquarters.The following codes are used by them:Bank or InstitutionBranch NameSwift CodeSTANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA(AFRICA CUSTODY NETWORK)SBZAZAJJAFRSTANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA(CONTINUOUS LINK SETTLEMENT)SBZAZAJJCLSSTANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA(HEAD OFFICE AND ALL SOUTH AFRICAN OFFICES)SBZAZAJJXXXSTANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA(INTERNATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM USERS)SBZAZAJJICMSTANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA(SECURITIES LENDING)SBZAZAJJFSL
The swift code for all branches of Standard bank in South Africa is SBZAZAJJXXX
The currency of Pretoria, which is the administrative capital of South Africa, is the South African Rand (ZAR). The Rand is used throughout South Africa and is divided into cents. It is symbolized as "R" and is issued by the South African Reserve Bank.
The Standard Bank of South Africa is a very important bank to all that use it. In Africa where money is not as well organized compared to more developed countries, having a stable bank is extremely important. The Standard Bank of South Africa currently operates across 18 different African countries.
There are branches in the major cities, and a couple of other smaller ones. Best look at their website, which is under the Related Links.
South Africa has never used the Euro. It currently uses the South African Rand (ZAR). Before that it used Shillings which was basically the British Pound that had converted to the South African Shilling since the opening of the South African Reserve Bank. Before that it used the British Sterling Pound since South Africa was a British colony.
Go to http://www.bankserv.co.za/bamanual.cfm and select "FIRSTRAND BANK" and then select Search. It will give you a list of all the branches, including codes.