ZAR to CNY — May 2009

0.856333CNY

for 1 Rand on 29 May 2009 · opened the month at 0.815564

5.00% over May 2009

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

Today: 1 ZAR = 0.407802 CNY (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

ZAR to CNY in May 2009 at a glance

1 ZAR in CNY
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.815564 CNY	4 May 2009
Closed	0.856333 CNY	29 May 2009
Highest	0.856333 CNY	29 May 2009
Lowest	0.789680 CNY	15 May 2009
Average	0.813919 CNY	20 trading days
Change	+5.00% CNY	open to close

Day by day

ZAR to CNY, May 2009▲ 5.00%

1 ZAR in CNY, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
4 May 2009	0.815564
5 May 2009	0.820854	+0.65%
6 May 2009	0.802538	-2.23%
7 May 2009	0.816985	+1.80%
8 May 2009	0.813767	-0.39%
11 May 2009	0.812020	-0.21%
12 May 2009	0.810743	-0.16%
13 May 2009	0.808346	-0.30%
14 May 2009	0.790840	-2.17%
15 May 2009	0.789680	-0.15%
18 May 2009	0.790533	+0.11%
19 May 2009	0.804733	+1.80%
20 May 2009	0.811721	+0.87%
21 May 2009	0.808324	-0.42%
22 May 2009	0.822824	+1.79%
25 May 2009	0.819624	-0.39%
26 May 2009	0.815969	-0.45%
27 May 2009	0.824254	+1.02%
28 May 2009	0.842716	+2.24%
29 May 2009	0.856333	+1.62%

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Common questions

What was the ZAR to CNY rate in May 2009?

Over May 2009 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 0.815564 CNY per ZAR on 4 May 2009 to 0.856333 on 29 May 2009, a change of +5.00%. The average across 20 trading days was 0.813919.

When was ZAR strongest against CNY in May 2009?

The highest reading was 0.856333 CNY on 29 May 2009; the lowest was 0.789680 on 15 May 2009.

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 0.407802 CNY per ZAR; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 ZAR = 0.407802 CNY, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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