Algerian dinar 1356778 223603694 2008-07-04T21:00:27Z Chobot 259798 robot Adding: [[ko:알제리 디나르]] {{Infobox Currency| | currency_name_in_local = دينار جزائري <small>{{ar icon}}</small> | image_1 = Algeria 2006 circulating coins.jpg | image_title_1 = Current circulating coins | iso_code = DZD | using_countries = {{DZA}} | inflation_rate = 2.6% | inflation_source_date = ''[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2092.html The World Factbook]'', 2006 est. | subunit_ratio_1 = 1/100 | subunit_name_1 = santeem (defunct) | symbol = دج (Arabic) or DA (Latin) | frequently_used_coins = 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dinar | rarely_used_coins = ½ , 1, 2 dinar | frequently_used_banknotes = 200, 500, 1000 dinar | rarely_used_banknotes = 100 dinar (phase out) | issuing_authority = [[Banque d'Algérie]] | issuing_authority_website = www.bank-of-algeria.dz }} The '''dinar''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: دينار, [[ISO 4217]] code: ''DZD'') is the currency of [[Algeria]] and it is subdivided into 100 ''santeem'' (سنتيم). ==Etymology== The name "dinar" is ultimately derived from the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[denarius]]. ==History== The dinar was introduced in 1964, replacing the [[Algerian franc|Algerian new franc]] at par. ==Coins== In [[1964]], coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 santeem, and 1 dinar were introduced, with the 1, 2 and 5 santeem struck in aluminium, the 10, 20 and 50 santeem in aluminium bronze and the 1 dinar in cupro-nickel. The [[obverse and reverse|obverses]] showed the [[emblem of Algeria]], while the reverses carried the values in [[Eastern Arabic numerals]]. In later decades, coins were issued sporadically with various commemorative subjects. However, the 1 and 2 santeem were not struck again, whilst the 5, 10 and 20 santeem were last struck in the 1980s. In 1992, a new series of coins was introduced consisting of ¼, ½, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dinar. The 10, 20, 50 and 100 dinar coins are bimetallic. Coins in general circulation are 5 dinar and higher. Following the massive inflation which accompanied the transition to a more capitalist economy in the early 1990s, the santeem and fractional dinar coins have dropped out of general circulation, whilst the 1 and 2 dinar coins are rarely used.[http://www.bank-of-algeria.dz/piece7.htm] Nonetheless, prices are typically quoted in santeem in everyday speech; thus a price of 100 dinar is read as عشر الاف ("ten thousand"). {{-}} <gallery> Image:Algeria_12.gif|{{Numismatic coin gallery caption | value=2 santeem | minted=1964 | minted_preposition=in}} Image:Algeria_11.gif|{{Numismatic coin gallery caption | value=5 santeem | minted=1974 | minted_preposition=in}} Image:Algeria_10.gif|{{Numismatic coin gallery caption | value=10 santeem | minted=1984 | minted_preposition=in | extra_caption = a [[palm tree]]}} Image:Algeria_06.gif|{{Numismatic coin gallery caption | value=20 santeem | minted=1972 | minted_preposition=in | extra_caption = an overflowing [[cornucopia]] depicting the theme of agricultural revolution}} Image:Algeria_07.gif|{{Numismatic coin gallery caption | value=20 santeem | minted=1975 | minted_preposition=in | extra_caption = a [[goat]] (?)}} Image:Algeria_08.gif|{{Numismatic coin gallery caption | value=50 santeem | minted=1975 | minted_preposition=in | extra_caption = "The 30th remembering" in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and commemorating the French Algerian Clash}} Image:Algeria_09.gif|{{Numismatic coin gallery caption | value=1 dinar | minted=1972 | minted_preposition=in | extra_caption = wheat, two hands (peace), and a [[tractor]] in foreground}} Image:Algeria_02.gif|{{Numismatic coin gallery caption | value=5 dinar | minted=1972 | minted_preposition=in | extra_caption = [[Wheat]] and an [[petroleum]]-extractor in the background and commemorating the 10th anniversary of independence}} Image:Algeria_04.gif|{{Numismatic coin gallery caption | value=5 dinar | minted=1974 | minted_preposition=in | extra_caption = an [[Military of Algeria|Algerian soldier]] and commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Revolution}} Image:Algeria_05.gif|{{Numismatic coin gallery caption | value=10 dinar | minted=1979 | extra_caption = "Bank of Algeria" in [[Arabic language|Arabic]]}} Image:Scan of 4 Algerian coins.jpg|Current 20 and 50 dinar and obsolete 5 and 10 dinar coins </gallery> ==Banknotes== The [http://www.bank-of-algeria.dz/piece.htm first series] of dinar [[banknote]]s issued in 1964 consisted of 5, 10, 50 and 100 dinar denominations. In 1970 500 dinar notes were added, followed by 1000 dinar in 1992. {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" !colspan="8"| [http://www.bank-of-algeria.dz/piece3.htm Third series] |- !colspan="2"| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!rowspan="2"| Main Colour !!colspan="2"| Description !!colspan="2"| Date of |- ! Obverse !! Reverse !! Obverse !! Reverse !! printing !! issue |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:10 Algerian Dinar (1983) obverse.jpg|100px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:10 Algerian Dinar (1983) reverse.jpg|100px]] | 10 DA | Green | Diesel passenger train | Mountain village | [[2 December]] [[1983]] | |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:20 Algerian Dinar (1983) obverse.jpg|100px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:20 Algerian Dinar (1983) reverse.jpg|100px]] | 20 DA | Red | | Handcrafts and tower | [[2 January]] [[1983]] | |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:50 Algerian dinar obverse.jpg|100px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:50 Algerian dinar reverse.jpg|100px]] | 50 DA | Green | Shepherd with flock | Framers on a tractor | [[1 November]] [[1977]] | |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| | 100 DA | Blue | Village with minarets | Man working with plants | [[1 November]] [[1981]]<br /> [[8 June]] [[1982]] | |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:200 Algerian dinar.jpg|100px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:200dzd2.jpg|100px]] | 200 DA | Brown | Place of the Martyrs, [[Algiers]] | One of the various [[bridge]]s of [[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]] | [[23 March]] [[1983]] | |- !colspan="8"| [http://www.bank-of-algeria.dz/piece4.htm Fourth series] |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:100 Algerian dinar obverse.jpg|100px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| [[Image:100 Algerian dinar reverse.jpg|100px]] | 100 DA | Blue | Charging Arab horse riders with sabers in a [[seal (device)|seal]], and Algerian navy in a battle | Pre-colonial invasion: Battle of El Harrach (1775) victory of the Algerian horse riders over the invading Spanish. |rowspan="2"| [[21 May]] [[1992]] |rowspan="2"| 1996 |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| | 200 DA | Reddish Brown | Decorative Koranic motifs and symbols, [[mosque]], olive and fig branches | Period [[Islam]] Introduced: Traditional Koranic school and [[Kalam]] |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:500 Algerian dinar 1.jpg|100px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:500 Algerian dinar 2.jpg|100px]] | 500 DA | Violet and pink | Romans fighting in a seal, a Roman tomb in [[Tipaza]], a hot water fall in [[Hammam Debagh]], [[Guelma Province]] (?) | [[Numidia|Numidian]] Period: Battle on [[elephant]]s between Numidians and invading [[Roman Empire|Romans]] | [[21 May]] [[1992]]<br /> [[10 June]] [[1998]] | 1996<br /> 2000 |- |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:1000 Algerian dinar 1.jpg|100px]] |align="center" bgcolor="#000000"|[[Image:1000 Algerian dinar 2.jpg|100px]] | 1000 DA | Bistre purple | Prehistory of Algeria: A buffalo, paintings at [[Tassili n'Ajjer]] | More paintings from the Tassili, and the [[Hoggar]] (?) | [[21 May]] [[1992]]<br /> [[10 June]] [[1998]] | 1995<br /> 2000 |- |colspan="8"|{{Standard banknote table notice|BrE=Y}} |} The 100 dinar note is being replaced by coins. 200, 500, and 1000 dinar notes are in circulation. The 1998 dated 500 and 1000 dinar notes have an additional vertical [[Holography|holographic]] strip on obverse. {{Exchange Rate|DZD}} ==See also== * [[Economy of Algeria]] ==References== {{refbegin}} * {{numis cite SCWC | date=2004}} * {{numis cite SCWPM | date=2006}} * [http://www.bank-of-algeria.dz/legist5.htm Algerian Bank Regulations of 1996], for specifications of fourth series currency (French). {{refend}} ==External links== {{Standard numismatics external links | world_coin_gallery_1_url = Algeria | world_coin_gallery_1_name = Algeria | banknote_world_1_url = algeria | banknote_world_1_name = Algeria | dollarization_1_url = dz | dollarization_1_name = Algeria | gfd_1_url = Algeria | gfd_1_name = Algeria | gfd_data_1_url = 6126 | gfd_data_1_name = Algeria Dinar | show_gfd_excel = Y }} {{Dinar}} {{Currencies of Africa}} [[Category:Economy of Algeria]] [[ar:دينار جزائري]] [[frp:Dinar alg·èrien]] [[ca:Dinar algerià]] [[cs:Alžírský dinár]] [[cy:Dinar Algeriaidd]] [[de:Algerischer Dinar]] [[el:Δηνάριο Αλγερίας]] [[es:Dinar argelino]] [[fr:Dinar algérien]] [[ko:알제리 디나르]] [[bpy:আলজেরিয়ান দিনার]] [[id:Dinar Aljazair]] [[it:Dinaro algerino]] [[he:דינר אלג'ירי]] [[hu:Algériai dinár]] [[mr:अल्जीरियन दिनार]] [[nl:Algerijnse dinar]] [[ja:アルジェリア・ディナール]] [[no:Algerisk dinar]] [[pl:Dinar algierski]] [[pt:Dinar argelino]] [[ru:Алжирский динар]] [[sv:Algerisk dinar]] [[tg:Динори Алҷазоир]] [[bat-smg:Alžīra dinars]]