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For the place in Afghanistan, see Dinar, Afghanistan.
The Dinar is the name of the official currency in several countries. The word dinar (Arabic: دينار, Serbian: динар / dinar, Macedonian: денар) is derived from denarius, a Roman currency.
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Legal tender
Countries currently using the dinar
| Countries | Currency | ISO 4217 code |
|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
Algerian dinar | DZD |
 Bahrain |
Bahraini dinar | BHD |
 Jordan |
Jordanian dinar | JOD |
 Kuwait |
Kuwaiti dinar | KWD |
 Iraq |
Iraqi dinar | IQD |
 Macedonia |
Macedonian denar | MKD |
 Libya |
Libyan dinar | LYD |
 Serbia |
Serbian dinar | RSD |
 Tunisia |
Tunisian dinar | TND |
Countries which have previously used the dinar
- Abu Dhabi: the Abu Dhabi dinar or Bahraini dinar which have been used from 1966 to 1973
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Bosnia and Herzegovina dinar
- Croatia: the Croatian dinar
- Iran: the Iranian rial was divided into 100 dinars
- Republic of Serbian Krajina: the Krajina dinar
- Republika Srpska: the Republika Srpska dinar
- South Yemen: the South Yemeni dinar
- Sudan: the Sudanese dinar
- Yugoslavia: the Yugoslav dinar
Images for kids
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Silver dinar from the reign of Serbian king Stefan Uroš I (1243–1276).
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Umayyad Caliphate Golden Dinar.
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A mancus or gold dinar of the English king Offa of Mercia (757–796), a copy of the dinars of the Abbasid Caliphate (774). It combines the Latin legend OFFA REX with Arabic legends. (British Museum)