Bahraini dinar

Information about Bahraini dinar

Bahraini dinar
دينار بحريني (Arabic)
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100 fils
1 dinar100 fils
ISO 4217 CodeBHD
User(s)Bahrain
Inflation3.5%
Source[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2092.html The World Factbook], 2006 est.
Pegged withU.S. dollar = BD 0.376
Subunit
1/1000fils
Symbol.د.ب (Arabic) or BD (Latin)
Coins''5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 fils
Banknotes''BD ½, BD 1, BD 5, BD 10, BD 20
Monetary authorityCentral Bank of Bahrain
Websitewww.cbb.gov.bh


The dinar (Arabic: دينار)is the currency of Bahrain. The ISO 4217 currency code is BHD. It is divided into 1000 fils (فلس). The name dinar derives from the Roman denarius. The dinar was introduced in 1965, replacing the Gulf rupee at a rate of 10 rupees = 1 dinar. The Bahraini dinar is written .د.ب (Arabic) or BD (Latin). It is usually represented with three decimal places denoting the fils.

Coins

In 1965, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 fils. The 1, 5 and 10 fils were struck in bronze, with the others in cupro-nickel. The 1 fils coin was not produced after 1966 and no longer circulates. In 1992, brass replaced bronze in the 5 and 10 fils and a bimetallic 100 fils coin was introduced. A bimetallic 500 fils followed in 2000.

Coins of the Bahraini dinar
Image Value Diameter Weight Composition Obverse Reverse First Minted Year
1 fils?? mm?? gBronzePalm treeValue1965
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5 fils
5 fils18 mm?? gBronzePalm treeValue1965
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10 fils
10 fils24 mm?? gBronzePalm treeValue1965
25 fils?? mm?? gCupro-nickelPalm treeValue1965
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50 fils
50 fils20 mm?? gCupro-nickelPalm treeValue1965
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100 fils
100 fils25 mm?? gCupro-nickelPalm treeValue1965
5 fils?? mm?? gBrassPalm treeValue1992
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10 fils
10 fils21 mm3.35 gBrassPalm treeValue1992
25 fils?? mm?? g??Ancient paintingValue1992
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50 fils
50 fils22 mm3.5 g??BoatValue1992
100 fils24 mm?? gBrass ring, cupro-nickel centreCoat of ArmsValue1992
500 fils27 mm?? gCupro-nickel ring, brass centreMonumentValue2000

Banknotes

In 1965, The Bahrain Currency Board introduced notes in denominations of 100 fils, ¼, ½, 1, 5 and 10 dinar. In 1973, the Bahrain Monetary Agency took over production of paper money, issuing notes for ½, 1, 5, 10 and 20 dinar. In 2006, the Monetary Agency was renamed the Central Bank but notes bearing this new name have yet to be introduced.

Fixed exchange rate

In December 1980, the dinar was officially pegged to the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). In practice, it is fixed at 1 U.S. dollar = BD .376, which translates to approximately 1 dinar = 2.65957 dollars[1]. This rate was made official in 2001. It is the third highest valued currency unit after the Kuwaiti dinar and Maltese lira.

Current BHD exchange rates
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Preceded by:
Gulf rupee
Ratio: 1 dinar = 10 rupees = 0.75 British pound		Currency of Bahrain
1965 –		Succeeded by:
Current
Currency of Abu Dhabi
1966 – 1973		Succeeded by:
United Arab Emirates dirham
Ratio: 1 dirham = 0.1 dinar
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Currencies named dinar or similar
CirculatingAlgerian dinar (دينار) Bahraini dinar (دينار) Iraqi dinar (دينار) Jordanian dinar (دينار) Kelantanese dinar (unofficial) Kuwaiti dinar (دينار) Libyan dinar (دينار) Macedonian denar (денар) Serbian dinar (динар) Tunisian dinar (دينار)
ObsoleteBosnia and Herzegovina dinar Croatian dinar French denier Krajina dinar (динар) Portuguese dinheiro Republika Srpska dinar (динар) South Yemeni dinar (دينار) Spanish dinero Sudanese dinar (دينار) Yugoslav dinar (динар)
As subunitIranian qiran (قران) Iranian rial (ریال)
See alsoAndorran diner (commemorative) denarius E-dinar Islamic gold dinar Swiss dinar (used in Iraq)
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EastChinese yuan Hong Kong dollar Japanese yen Macanese pataca North Korean won New Taiwan dollar South Korean won
South-EastBrunei dollar Cambodian riel Indonesian rupiah Lao kip Malaysian ringgit Myanmar kyat Philippine peso Singapore dollar Thai baht U.S. dollar (East Timor) Vietnamese đồng
SouthBangladeshi taka Bhutanese ngultrum Indian rupee Maldivian rufiyaa Nepalese rupee Pakistani rupee Sri Lankan rupee
WestArmenian dram Azerbaijani manat Bahraini dinar Cypriot pound Egyptian pound Georgian lari Iranian rial Iraqi dinar Israeli new sheqel Jordanian dinar Kuwaiti dinar Lebanese lira Omani rial Qatari riyal Saudi riyal Syrian pound Turkish new lira UAE dirham Yemeni rial
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Anthem
بحريننا
Bahrainona
Our Bahrain


Capital
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al-‘Arabiyyah in written Arabic (Kufic script):  
Pronunciation: /alˌʕa.raˈbij.ja/
Spoken in: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman,
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Anthem
بحريننا
Bahrainona
Our Bahrain


Capital
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ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
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For the river in Germany, see Fils River


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The Gulf rupee, also known as the Persian Gulf rupee (ISO 4217 code: XPGR), was a currency used in the countries of the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula between 1959 and 1966.
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Arecaceae
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Genera

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Arecaceae
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Genera

Many; see list of Arecaceae genera

Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is taxonomically invalid[1]
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Arecaceae
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Genera

Many; see list of Arecaceae genera

Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is taxonomically invalid[1]
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Arecaceae
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Genera

Many; see list of Arecaceae genera

Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is taxonomically invalid[1]
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Headquarters Washington, D.C., USA

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Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) is a potential claim on the freely usable currencies of International Monetary Fund members. SDRs have the ISO 4217 currency code XDR.

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