Algerian dinar
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{{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").
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<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
}}
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[[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]]