SA Man Picks Up Venezuelan Bolívar Banknote Worth R3 700 Thinking It’s R10, Peeps React: “You Can Retire Now”

SA Man Picks Up Venezuelan Bolívar Banknote Worth R3 700 Thinking It’s R10, Peeps React: “You Can Retire Now”

  • One man posted on Twitter that he picked up a 5000 Venezuelan bolívar banknote and wanted to know its worth in rands
  • He said to his followers that he thought it was a R10 banknote when he picked it up and asked for their help
  • The gent's tweet went viral, and South Africans discussed the Venezuelan currency in the comments section

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Man picks up Venezuelan bolívar
A man asked South Africans on Twitter how much 5000 Venezuelan bolívar was worth. Image: _amBYRON
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@_amBYRON set Twitter timelines ablaze with his lucky find and stirred an interesting conversation about foreign currencies. The guy posted a picture of a 5000 Venezuelan bolívar banknote he picked up.

He was disappointed because he thought he scored R10 and asked people to calculate how much it was worth.

Twitter users convert 5000 Venezuelan bolívar into South African rands

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Mzansi people were more than helpful in the comments section and said the banknote was worth roughly R3 700. Some said the Venezuelan currency was demonetized because of the five years of hyperinflation.

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Other netizens advised the guy to head to the bank and try to exchange the money.

@_amBYRON mentioned:

"Venezuela is under heavy sanctions, so this probably needs papers."

@Daddy_Bonx posted:

"Eh, you're paid mos bro. You can retire now. Didn't think it would be that much but it's almost 4k bro."

@Mu_hlu_ri commented:

"I have 1000 Ugandan shillings in my wallet, it's worth R4."

@BarneyDeKing said:

"Demonetized in 2018? Unfortunately is worth nothing, but you can still try your luck. R3691 is the value, if it still has."

@thabobdube stated:

"Once you see a currency with so many zeros, you must know that it is toilet paper."

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@_furnx tweeted:

"Venezuela with its moon high inflation? You can't buy anything with that. Roll a joint if you smoke."

@Prodical_M wrote:

"The larger the number on print, the smaller the value is."

@DrSmith786 asked:

"Question is, where did you get the lady from?"

5 South Africans save a combined R186 000 in just a year: A look at their saving tips

Briefly News reported that in 2022, five South Africans went viral after showing off how they saved money from January to December.

We're not talking about a couple hundred bucks - they managed to get thousands together. These money-savvy South Africans saved a combined R186 000, at the least (the one guy just showed off his stash and didn't say how much he saved, so it's more than that amount.)

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za

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