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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 fils (Arabic: فلس) is a subdivision of currency used in some Arab countries, such as Iraq and Bahrain. The term is a modern retranscription of fals , an early medieval Arab coin. "Fils" is the singular form in Arabic, not plural (as its final consonant might indicate to an English speaker).
Bahrain created the Bahraini dinar in 1965, at the rate of 1 dinar = 10 rupees. Qatar and most of the Trucial States (after 1971, United Arab Emirates) adopted the Qatar and Dubai riyal, which was equal to the Gulf rupee prior to its devaluation, effectively the Indian rupee value. Abu Dhabi used the Bahraini dinar until 1973.
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On 1 October 1965, Bahrain replaced the Gulf rupee with a Bahraini dinar unit at fifteen shillings sterling. This rose to seventeen shillings and sixpence against the pound on 18 November 1967 when Bahrain did not devalue with the pound sterling .
Saudi riyal [1] SAR Saudi Arabia [2] Algerian dinar: DZD Algeria: دج (Arabic) or DA (Latin) Bahraini dinar [3] BHD Bahrain.د.ب [4] Iraqi dinar [5] IQD Iraq: ع.د [6] Jordanian dinar [7] JOD Jordan: ينار [8] Kuwaiti dinar [9] KWD Kuwait: ك [9] Tunisian dinar: TND Tunisia: د.ت (Tunisian Arabic) or DT (Latin) UAE dirham [10] AED United ...
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 .
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