JPY to ZAR — August 2008

0.070901ZAR

for 1 Yen on 29 August 2008 · opened the month at 0.068167

4.01% over August 2008

European Central Bank reference rate
21 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 JPY = 0.103765 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

JPY to ZAR in August 2008 at a glance

1 JPY in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.068167 ZAR	1 August 2008
Closed	0.070901 ZAR	29 August 2008
Highest	0.071961 ZAR	13 August 2008
Lowest	0.066597 ZAR	4 August 2008
Average	0.070106 ZAR	21 trading days
Change	+4.01% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

JPY to ZAR, August 2008▲ 4.01%

1 JPY in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
1 August 2008	0.068167
4 August 2008	0.066597	-2.30%
5 August 2008	0.068442	+2.77%
6 August 2008	0.068250	-0.28%
7 August 2008	0.067999	-0.37%
8 August 2008	0.069922	+2.83%
11 August 2008	0.070105	+0.26%
12 August 2008	0.070568	+0.66%
13 August 2008	0.071961	+1.97%
14 August 2008	0.071291	-0.93%
15 August 2008	0.071904	+0.86%
18 August 2008	0.070458	-2.01%
19 August 2008	0.070652	+0.27%
20 August 2008	0.070279	-0.53%
21 August 2008	0.071289	+1.44%
22 August 2008	0.069983	-1.83%
25 August 2008	0.070209	+0.32%
26 August 2008	0.071353	+1.63%
27 August 2008	0.071298	-0.08%
28 August 2008	0.070606	-0.97%
29 August 2008	0.070901	+0.42%

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Common questions

What was the JPY to ZAR rate in August 2008?

Over August 2008 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 0.068167 ZAR per JPY on 1 August 2008 to 0.070901 on 29 August 2008, a change of +4.01%. The average across 21 trading days was 0.070106.

When was JPY strongest against ZAR in August 2008?

The highest reading was 0.071961 ZAR on 13 August 2008; the lowest was 0.066597 on 4 August 2008.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 0.103765 ZAR per JPY; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

About these rates

The rates on this page are European Central Bank euro reference rates, converted through the US dollar into a cross rate, one reading per trading day. Days from 28 September 2026 onward come from PayerPay's own daily record. They are reference rates published for information, not an offer to transact — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 JPY = 0.103765 ZAR, and it includes our margin. The final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Source: European Central Bank. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

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