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Abu Dhabi used the Bahraini dinar, at a rate of 10 Gulf rupees = 1 dinar. In 1973, the UAE adopted the UAE dirham as its currency. Abu Dhabi adopted the UAE dirham in place of the Bahraini dinar, at 1 dinar = 10 dirhams, while in the other emirates, the Qatar and Dubai riyal were exchanged at par.
Present currency ISO 4217 code Country or dependency (administrating country) Currency symbol Algerian dinar: DZD Algeria: دج (Arabic) or DA (Latin) Bahraini dinar [1] BHD Bahrain.د.ب [2] Iraqi dinar [3] IQD Iraq: ع.د [4] Jordanian dinar [5] JOD Jordan: ينار [6] Kuwaiti dinar [7] KWD Kuwait: ك [7] Tunisian dinar: TND Tunisia
Ratio: 1.065 Qatari and Dubai riyal = 1 Saudi riyal, or 1 Qatari and Dubai riyal = 1 pre-devalued Gulf rupee: Currency of Qatar 1966 – 1973 Succeeded by: Qatari riyal Reason: withdrawal of Dubai from common currency Ratio: at par: Currency of Trucial States except for Abu Dhabi 1966 – 1973 Succeeded by: United Arab Emirates dirham
This followed the creation of the UAE as an independent state in 1971. The original purpose of the UAE Currency Board was to issue an independent currency for the new state to replace the existing currencies in use: the Qatari riyal and the Bahraini Dinar. The new UAE dirham entered circulation on the same day the Currency Board was established.
This monumental transaction follows the sale of 25kg of gold from a UAE gold exporter to a buyer in India for around 128.4 million rupees ($1.54 million), according to Reuters.
Nations in red currently use the dirham. Nations in green use a currency with a subdivision named dirham. Silver dirham of Caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz 718–719 CE Silver dirham of Yazid II minted in 721–722 CE Silver dirham of Marwan II ibn Muhammad 749–745 CE Silver dirham of As-Saffah 754–758 CE Silver dirham of Al-Hadi minted in 786–787 CE in al-Haruniya Silver dirham of Al-Mu ...
Indian rupee Reason: creation of new currency for use outside of India Ratio: at par: Currency of Kuwait 1959 – 1961 Succeeded by: Kuwaiti dinar Ratio: 1 dinar = 13 + 1 ⁄ 3 rupees = 1 pound sterling: Currency of Bahrain 1959 – 1965 Succeeded by: Bahraini dinar Ratio: 1 dinar = 10 rupees = 3 ⁄ 4 pound sterling = 15 shillings sterling ...
Gross in local currency Net in local currency Exchange rate to US$ Date Gross ... United Arab Emirates: 12,745 dirhams [130] 12,108 dirhams [131] 0.272 [132] 2023-04 ...