Dinar

 ( Denominations ) 

The dinar () 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 language dīnarā from the Latin language Denarius. Oxford English Dictionary, Second edition, 1989, s.v. "dinar"; online version November 2010

The modern gold dinar is a projected bullion gold coin, and is not issued as an official currency by any state.

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History The modern dinar's historical antecedents are the gold dinar and the silver dirham, the main coin of the medieval , first issued in Islamic calendar 77 (696–697 AD) (Late Antiquity) by Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. The word "dinar" derives from the Latin word "denarius," a silver coin of ancient Rome, which was first minted about c. 211 BC.

The Kushan Empire introduced a gold coin known as the dīnāra in India in the 1st century AD; the Gupta Empire and its successors up to the 6th century adopted the coin.

Radhakumud Mookerji (2025). 9788120804401, Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120804401

The 8th century English king Offa of Mercia minted copies of Abbasid dinars struck in 774 by Caliph Al-Mansur with "Offa Rex" centred on the reverse. Medieval European Coinage by Philip Grierson, p. 330. The moneyer likely had no understanding of Arabic language as the Arabic text contains many errors. Such coins may have been produced for trade with Al-Andalus. These coins are called a Mancus, which is also derived from the Arabic language.

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Legal tender

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Countries with current usage Countries currently using a currency called "dinar" or similar: golden dinar.]]

	Algerian dinar	DZD
	Bahraini dinar	BHD
	Iraqi dinar	IQD
	Jordanian dinar	JOD
	Kuwaiti dinar	KWD
	Libyan dinar	LYD
	Macedonian denar	MKN (1992–1993) MKD (1993−present)
	Serbian dinar	RSD CSD (2003–2006)
	Tunisian dinar	TND

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As a subunit

• of the Iranian rial

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Countries with former usage Countries and regions which have previously used a currency called "dinar" in the 20th century:

United Arab Emirates Dirham
Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark
GBP
Croatian kuna
Iranian rial was divided into at first 1250 and then 100 dinars
Yemeni rial
		1990–1996
Sudanese pound
	Serbian dinar

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See also

• Economy of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
• Kelantanese dinar
• Islamic State dinar
• List of circulating currencies
• Middle East economic integration

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External links

• Malaysia: Kelantan collects Zakat in Shariah money

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