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The Kuwaiti dinar (Arabic: دينار كويتي , code: KWD) is the currency of Kuwait.It is sub-divided into 1,000 fulūs. [2]As of 2023, the Kuwaiti dinar is the currency with the highest value per base unit, with KD 1 equalling US$3.26, [3] ahead of the Bahraini dinar with BD 1 equalling US$2.65 and Omani rial at US$2.60.
1 Bahraini dinar = 1000 fulūs (or 1 fils = 1 ⁄ 1000 Bahraini dinar) 1 Emirati dirham = 100 fulus; 1 Iraqi dinar = 1000 fulūs; 1 Jordanian dinar = 1000 fulūs [2] 1 Kuwaiti dinar = 1000 fulūs; 1 Yemeni rial = 100 fulūs [3]
1000 Pakistan: Pakistani rupee: Re or Rs (pl.) PKR Paisa: 100 Palau: United States dollar $ USD Cent: 100 Palestine [K] Israeli new shekel ₪ ILS Agora: 100 Egyptian pound: LE EGP Piastre [B] 100 Jordanian dinar: JD JOD Piastre [J] 100 Panama: Panamanian balboa: B/ PAB Centésimo: 100 United States dollar $ USD Cent: 100 Papua New Guinea ...
Abu Dhabi instead chose to adopt the Bahraini dinar, and in 1973 it changed to the United Arab Emirates dirham in line with the rest of the sheikdoms in the UAE. On 7 May 1970, the Sultanate of Oman replaced the Gulf rupee with the Omani rial unit that was created at par with the pound sterling, so ending the existence of the Gulf rupee. Two ...
The Bahraini dinar was introduced in 1965, replacing the Gulf rupee at a rate of 10 rupees = 1 dinar. It was initially equivalent to 3 ⁄ 4 of a pound sterling (15 shillings). When sterling was devalued in 1967, the dinar was repegged to 17s 6d sterling (7 ⁄ 8 of a pound). Bahraini coins and notes were introduced at that time.
The Pakistani rupee (ISO code: PKR) is the official currency in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan . It was officially adopted by the Government of Pakistan in 1949.
The dinar (/ d ɪ ˈ n ɑː r /) is the name of the principal currency unit in several countries near the Mediterranean Sea, with a more widespread historical use. The English word "dinar" is the transliteration of the Arabic دينار ( dīnār ), which was borrowed via the Syriac dīnarā from the Latin dēnārius .
Following the devaluation, several of the states still using the Gulf rupee adopted their own currencies. Kuwait had adopted the Kuwaiti dinar in 1961, pegged to the Indian rupee, which was still pegged to the pound sterling. Bahrain created the Bahraini dinar in 1965, at the rate of 1 dinar = 10 rupees.