South Africa 50 Rand, 2023, B779a, UNC or simply the rand, (sign: R; code: ZAR) is the official currency of South Africa. It is subdivided into 100 cents (sign: “c”), and a comma separates the rand and cents.

The South African rand is legal tender in the Common Monetary Area member states of Namibia, Lesotho, and Eswatini, with these three countries also having national currencies: (the dollar, the loti and the lilangeni respectively) pegged with the rand at parity and still widely accepted as substitutes. The rand was also legal tender in Botswana until 1976 when the pula replaced the rand at par.

The rand is legal tender in Zimbabwe as part of its multiple currency system, which also includes other currencies such as the Euro, the Pound Sterling, the US dollar, and the Zimbabwean ZiG.

Obverse – South Africa 50 Rand, 2023, B779a, UNC

Dark red, red, white, and gold print; dark red and black serial numbers; multicolor underprint.

Leopard sitting, facing away, looking forward. To the right, leopard cub sitting, facing forward. At the left, vertical serial number. To the upper left, denomination. Below, bank name in Tswana. To the upper right, bank name in Zulu and horizontal serial number. To the bottom right, denomination and an oval. Background, geometric pattern with South African flag.

Serial number in two locations: dark red vertical, black horizontal. See-through perfect print registration in oval showing leopard walking right. Raised printing of bank name, denomination, and leopards. Omron rings incorporating denomination.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
200 RAND
IBHANGE LOMBUSO LASENINGIZIMU AFRIKA
BANKAKGOLO YA AFRIKA BORWA

Translation: South African Reserve Bank

The 1978 series began with denominations of 2, 5, 10, and 20 rand, with a 50 rand introduced in 1984. This series had only one language variant for each denomination of note. Afrikaans was the first language on the 2, 10, and 50 rand, while English was the first on the 5 and 20 rand. A coin replaced the 1 rand note.