Libyan dinar 409710 210966006 2008-05-08T04:31:36Z Chobot 259798 robot Adding: [[id:Dinar Libya]] {{Infobox Currency | currency_name_in_local = دينار ليبي <small>{{ar icon}}</small> | image_1 = Libyan_dinar_one.jpg | image_title_1 = 1 dinar banknote of revised series 4, featuring [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]] | iso_code = LYD | using_countries = {{flag|Libya}} | inflation_rate = 3.1% | inflation_source_date = ''[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2092.html The World Factbook]'', 2006 est. | subunit_ratio_1 = 1/1000 | subunit_name_1 = [[dirham]] | symbol = LD and ل.د | frequently_used_coins = 50, 100 dirhams ¼, ½, dinar | rarely_used_coins = 1, 5, 10, 20 dirhams | used_banknotes = ¼, ½, 1, 5, 10, 20 dinars | issuing_authority = [[Central Bank of Libya]] | issuing_authority_website = www.cbl-ly.com }} The '''dinar''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: دينار) is the [[currency]] of [[Libya]]. Its [[ISO 4217]] code is "LYD". The dinar is subdivided into 1000 [[dirham]] (درهم). It was introduced in 1971 and replaced the [[Libyan pound|pound]] at par. It is issued by the [[Central Bank of Libya]], which also supervises the banking system and regulates credit. In 1972, the [[Libyan Arab Foreign Bank]] was established to deal with overseas investment. ==Coins== Until 1975, old coins denominated in [[Libyan pound|milliemes]] (equal to the dirham) circulated. In 1975, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dirham which bore the coat of arms of the [[Federation of Arab Republics]]. These were followed in 1979 by a second series of coins, in the same denominations, which bore a design of a horseman in place of the arms. ¼ and ½ dinar coins were issued in 2004. [http://www.cbl.gov.ly/en/variant/index.php?cid=100&id=474] 1, 5, 10, and 20 dirahm coins are rarely used, if ever, as units of exchange. However, they still retain their status as legal tenders. ==Banknotes== Banknotes in denominations of ¼, ½, 1, 5 and 10 dinar were introduced in 1971. 20 dinar notes were added in 2002. The subjects depicted on the banknotes have not changed since series 2 except for the portrait of [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]] which became the new obverse design of the 1 dinar note in series 4. {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" !colspan="5"|Banknote Series of Libyan dinar |- ! Series !! Denominations !! Colours !! Issued Dates !! Note |- | 1 ||rowspan="5"| ¼, ½, 1, 5 and 10 dinars || Orange, purple, blue, olive and grey || 1971 – 1972 || |- | 2 || All green || 1980 – 1981 || |- | 3 || Green as the dominant colour, with brown, purple, blue, light green and multicoloured. || 1984 || |- | 4 || Multicoloured || 1988 –ca. 1990 || |- | 4, revised || Slight change || ca. 1991 – 1993 || English text on ¼, ½, and 5 dinars note was removed |- | 5 || ¼, ½, 1, 5, 10 and 20 dinars || Multicoloured || 2002 || |- | 6 || 1, 5 and 10 dinars || Blue, purple and green || 2004 || Easily visible foil or hologram on upper left on obverse as the new anti-counterfeit device |} ===Gallery=== <gallery> Image:Libya - half a dinar 2 - older design.jpg|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Obverse|value=½ dinar|issued=ca 1991|extra_caption = series 4 revised}} Image:Libya - half a dinar 1 - older design.jpg|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Reverse|value=½ dinar|issued=ca 1991|extra_caption = series 4 revised}} Image:Libya - half a dinar 2.jpg|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Obverse|value=½ dinar|issued=2002|extra_caption = series 5}} Image:Libya - half a dinar 1.jpg|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Reverse|value=½ dinar|issued=2002|extra_caption = series 5}} Image:Libya - 1 dinar 1.jpg|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Obverse|value=1 dinar|issued=2004|extra_caption = series 6}} Image:Libya - 1 dinar 2.jpg|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Reverse|value=1 dinar|issued=2004|extra_caption = series 6}} Image:Libya - 5 dinars 1.jpg|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Obverse|value=5 dinars|issued=2004|extra_caption = series 6}} Image:Libya - 5 dinars 2.jpg|{{Numismatic banknote gallery caption|side=Reverse|value=5 dinars|issued=2004|extra_caption = series 6}} Image:Libyan bills.jpg|Collection of all of above </gallery> ==Popular nomenclature and denominations== The Libyan dinar is commonly called ''jni,'' {{IPA2|ʒni}} (western [[Libyan Dialect]]) or ''jneh'' {{IPA|[ʒneh]}} (eastern Libyan dialect). The official name dinar is rarely used outside official circles. The official fractional unit dirham is never used in everyday talk. ''Garsh'' - a variant of the word [[qirsh]] - is used instead, with 1 ''garsh'' = 10 dirhams. One thousand dinars is stylishly called a ''kilo'' {{IPA|[kiːlu]}}. Similarly, five dinars notes and ten dinars notes are sometimes nicknamed, in younger generations male slang, ''faifa'' {{IPA|[faːifa]}} and ''tsena'' {{IPA|[tseːna]}} respectively, which are playful feminizations of the English words five and ten. Libyan currency is nicknamed by Libyans [[ʿOmar El-Mokhtar]] after the Libyan freedom fighter who is featured on the obverse of the 10 dinar note. {{Exchange Rate|LYD}} ==See also== * [[Economy of Libya]] ==External links== {{Standard numismatics external links | world_coin_gallery_1_url = Libya | world_coin_gallery_1_name = Libya | banknote_world_1_url = libya | banknote_world_1_name = Libya | dollarization_1_url = ly | dollarization_1_name = Libya | gfd_1_url = Libya | gfd_1_name = Libya | gfd_data_1_url = | gfd_data_1_name = | show_gfd_excel = Y }} {{n-start|title=Libyan dinar}} {{n-before|currency=[[Libyan pound]]|reason=Revolution (in [[1969]])|ratio=at par}} {{n-currency|location=[[Libya]]|start=[[1971]]}} {{n-after}} {{n-end}} {{Dinar}} {{Currencies of Africa}} [[Category:Economy of Libya]] [[ar:دينار ليبي]] [[be-x-old:Лібійскі дынар]] [[ca:Dinar libi]] [[cs:Libyjský dinár]] [[cy:Dinar Libya]] [[da:Libysk dinar]] [[de:Libyscher Dinar]] [[el:Δηνάριο Λιβύης]] [[es:Dinar libio]] [[fr:Dinar libyen]] [[ko:리비아 디나르]] [[bpy:লিবিয়ান দিনার]] [[id:Dinar Libya]] [[it:Dinaro libico]] [[hu:Líbiai dinár]] [[nl:Libische dinar]] [[nn:Libysk dinar]] [[pl:Dinar libijski]] [[sv:Libysk dinar]] [[tg:Динори Либия]] [[tr:Libya Dinarı]] [[bat-smg:Lėbėjės dinars]]