Definitions for "Dinar"
the unit of currency of Yugoslavia. One dinar equals 100 paras. Abbreviated Din.
Basic currency unit consisting of 1,000 fils; created in 1950 as replacement for the Palestinian pound. Dinar's value was established at parity with the British pound sterling, or a value of US$2.80 equal to JD1. Jordan, as a member of the sterling area, maintained parity with the British pound until 1967 when the British devalued their currency. Jordan did not follow the pound, retaining the dinar at US$2.80 equal to JD1 through 1972. When United States currency was devalued in 1973, the dinar was unlinked from the dollar, since which time the rate has fluctuated. Beginning in February 1975, the dinar was pegged to the special drawing right (SDR-- q.v.). According to International Monetary Fund (IMF-- q.v.) data, the average conversion rate of the dinar for trade and other purposes was US$3.04 in 1987, US$2.1 in 1988, and US$1.54 in 1989.
Yugoslav national currency unit consisting of 100 paras. Devalued frequently since 1980. In 1980 exchange rate was YD24.9 per US$1; in 1985, YD270.2 per US$1; and in 1988, YD2,522.6 per US$1. In 1990 new "heavy" dinar was established, worth 10,000 old dinars; 1990 exchange rate was fixed at 7 dinars per West German deutsche mark. New rate January 1991 was YD10.50 per US$1.
A petty money of accounts of Persia; 100 dinars consituted a rial.
100 dinars equal 1 rial
An ancient gold coin of the East, issued by various Islamic countries.
Gold coin of Islamic empires and countries.
a golden coin, equivalent to twenty silver dirhims