Fifteen years after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) withdrew the ‘Big Five’ R200 banknotes due to widespread counterfeiting, confusion persists among the public about how to exchange them. In a recent statement, the central bank reiterated that while commercial banks no longer accept these notes, they can still be swapped for legal tender, but only through one specific channel, … Continue reading SARB clarifies process for old R200 notes