The word Dinar(In Arabic and Persian: دينار) traces its origin back to the Roman currency, the denarius (pl. denarii).
Numerous countries today use Dinar as the name for their currencies:
- Algeria: See Algerian dinar
- Bahrain: See Bahraini dinar
- Iran: A dinar is officially one hundredth part of an Iranian Rial
- Iraq: See Iraqi dinar
- Jordan: See Jordanian dinar
- Kuwait: See Kuwaiti dinar
- LibyaThis article is about Libya, the country in North Africa. For the mythical character of the same name see: Libya (mythology . The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya or Libya ( Arabic: ) is a country in North Africa, bordering the Mediterranea: See Libyan dinarThe Libyan dinar is the legal currency of Libya. Short-name: LYD. 1 Libyan dinar equals 1000 Libyan dirhams. When Libya was a part of the Ottoman Empire, the country used the Ottoman currency (Ottoman Empire Piastres (XOTP) ). When Italy started taking ov
- SerbiaRepublika Srbija ( In detail) ( In detail) Official language Serbian1 Unofficial national motto Samo sloga Srbina spasava (Only Unity Saves the Serbs) Capital Belgrade Area Total % water88,361 kmēn/a Population Total ( 1998) Density11,206,847126. 83/kmē E: See Serbian dinarNational bank of Serbia National bank of Serbia The Serbian dinar is the official currency of Serbia, one of the two republics that comprise Serbia-Montenegro. The autonomous Kosovo region, as well as the other republic, Montenegro, uses the euro since 19
- Republic of MacedoniaThe Republic of Macedonia 1, officially known by most international organizations and foreign states as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), is an independent state on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. It is often called simply Ma: See Macedonian DenarThe Macedonian Denar (MKN), split into 100 Deni, is the official currency of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The currency was introduced on April 26 1992 and at that time was equivalent to the Yugoslavia Convertible Dinar. On May 5 1993 the cur
Most of the countries using dinar as the name of their currency are Arabic-speaking or were once part of the Ottoman EmpireOsmanlı İmparatorluğu Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye The Ottoman Coat of Arms Imperial motto: unknown The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople) Sovereigns Sultans.
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