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Also known as denar

thumb|300px|right|Nations in dark green currently use a currency known as the dinar. Nations in light green previously used a dinar. States of former Yugoslavia appear in the inset to the lower left.

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A dinar is a currency used by several nations, primarily in the Middle East and North Africa, with some countries having used it historically. It matters because it represents the official money system of multiple countries and reflects their economic and political histories, particularly in regions like the former Yugoslavia where it was previously used.

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
coin
Has part
Libyan dinar
Named after
denarius
Country
Tunisia
Said to be same as
Dirham
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Commons category
Dinar
different from
Dirham
language of work or name
Arabic
topic has template
Template:Dinar
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Legal tender
  • Countries with current usage
  • As a subunit
  • Countries with former usage
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|300px|right|Nations in dark green currently use a currency known as the dinar. Nations in light green previously used a dinar. States of former Yugoslavia appear in the inset to the lower left.

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 (), which was possibly borrowed via the Syriac from the Latin . or from the Arabic root däyn meaning debt.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “dinar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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