Convert 1 Old Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) to South African Rand (ZAR)

Convert old Zambian kwachas to South African rand at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: ZAR to ZMK

The Old Zambian Kwacha is no longer in use

Old Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) was replaced by the Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) in 2013. For today’s money, convert ZMW to ZAR.

Amount

From

1 Old Zambian Kwacha =

0.001849 ZAR 0.00% today

1 ZMK = 0.00184945 ZAR · 1 ZAR = 540.70 ZMK

Mid-market rate, updated 10:12 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get ZMK→ZAR rates via API

ZMK to ZAR over the last year

52-week high: 0.0019457
52-week low: 0.0017472
52-week average: 0.0018396
Change over the year: −3.41%

Conversion tables

ZMK to ZAR
ZMK	ZAR
1 ZMK	0.001849 ZAR
10 ZMK	0.01849 ZAR
100 ZMK	0.1849 ZAR
1,000 ZMK	1.85 ZAR
10,000 ZMK	18.49 ZAR
50,000 ZMK	92.47 ZAR
100,000 ZMK	184.95 ZAR

ZAR to ZMK
ZAR	ZMK
1 ZAR	541 ZMK
10 ZAR	5,407 ZMK
100 ZAR	54,070 ZMK
1,000 ZAR	540,700 ZMK
10,000 ZAR	5,407,002 ZMK
50,000 ZAR	27,035,009 ZMK
100,000 ZAR	54,070,019 ZMK

Get ZMK→ZAR rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for ZAR and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=ZMK -d currencies=ZAR \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=ZMK -d currencies=ZAR \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about ZMK to ZAR

How much is 1 ZMK in ZAR?

1 Old Zambian Kwacha is 0.001849 South African rand at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 10:12 UTC, when 1 ZMK = 0.00184945 ZAR.

What was the ZMK to ZAR rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 ZMK ranged from 0.00174723 to 0.00194571 ZAR, 0.00183963 ZAR on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for ZMK/ZAR, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.