TRY to ZAR — 2008

6.0809ZAR

for 1 Turkish Lira on 31 December 2008 · opened the year at 5.8447

4.04% over 2008

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

Today: 1 TRY = 0.332570 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2008 at a glance

1 TRY in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	5.8447 ZAR	2 January 2008
Closed	6.0809 ZAR	31 December 2008
Highest	6.7858 ZAR	16 October 2008
Lowest	5.8322 ZAR	3 January 2008
Average	6.3262 ZAR	256 trading days
Change	+4.04% ZAR	open to close

Month by month

TRY to ZAR, 2008▲ 4.04%

1 TRY in ZAR, month by month, 2008
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	5.8447	6.3556	6.3556	5.8322	+8.74%
February	6.3303	6.4516	6.4910	6.3041	+1.92%
March	6.4541	6.1968	6.5262	6.1968	-3.99%
April	6.1490	5.9014	6.1490	5.8476	-4.03%
May	6.0190	6.2765	6.2765	5.9888	+4.28%
June	6.2997	6.3875	6.5693	6.2710	+1.39%
July	6.3718	6.3344	6.3718	6.2246	-0.59%
August	6.3235	6.5229	6.6949	6.2527	+3.15%
September	6.5264	6.5213	6.5955	6.3966	-0.08%
October	6.4960	6.4495	6.7858	6.4387	-0.72%
November	6.3584	6.3937	6.5211	6.1598	+0.56%
December	6.3964	6.0809	6.5740	6.0809	-4.93%

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Common questions

How did TRY to ZAR change in 2008?

From 5.8447 ZAR per TRY on 2 January 2008 to 6.0809 on 31 December 2008: +4.04% over the year, with an average of 6.3262 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of TRY to ZAR in 2008?

High: 6.7858 on 16 October 2008. Low: 5.8322 on 3 January 2008.

Data and reuse

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Source: European Central Bank.

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