The Ora (pronounced [ˈuəra]; symbol: Ф)[1] is the local currency of Orania, an Afrikaner town in South Africa first issued in April 2004.

The idea of the Ora originated in 2002, when Professor Johan van Zyl argued that a community that intended to empower itself should have access to as many instruments as possible, including its own currency.

[3] The first notes issued in April 2004 to provide an internal currency for Orania as part of its goal to create an independent Afrikaner state known as a Volkstaat.

The local banking institution, the Orania Spaar- en Kredietkoöperatief, is in charge of the initiative.

The Orania Technology Group, a local based IT association, lead the development of the digitization of the Ora.