Thedinar (Arabic:دينار جزائري,romanized: Dīnār Ǧazāʾirī;sign:DA;code:DZD) is the monetary currency ofAlgeria and it is subdivided into 100centimes. Centimes are now obsolete due to their extremely low value.
The name "dinar" is ultimately derived from theRomandenarius.[3] The Arabic wordsantīm comes from the French "centime", sinceAlgeria was under French occupation from1830 to1962.
In 1964, coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimes, and 1 dinar were introduced, with the 1, 2 and 5 centimes struck in aluminium, the 10, 20 and 50 centimes in aluminium bronze and the 1 dinar in cupro-nickel. Theobverses showed theemblem of Algeria, while the reverses carried the values inEastern Arabic numerals. In later decades, coins were issued sporadically with various commemorative subjects. However, the 1 and 2 centimes were not struck again, whilst the 5, 10 and 20 centimes were last struck in the 1980s.
In 1992, a new series of coins was introduced consisting of1⁄4,1⁄2, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dinars. A 200 dinar bi-metallic coin was issued in 2012 to commemorate Algeria's 50th anniversary of independence.[citation needed] The 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 dinar coins are bimetallic.
Coins in general circulation are 5 dinars and higher. Following the massive inflation which accompanied the slow transition to a more capitalist economy during the late 1990s, the centime and fractional dinar coins have dropped out of general circulation, whilst the 1 and 2 dinar coins are rarely used, as prices are rounded to the nearest 5 dinars.[5] Nonetheless, prices are typically quoted in centimes in colloquial speech; thus a price of 100 dinars is read as "ten thousand" (عشر الاف).
The"first series" of dinarbanknotes issued in 1964 consisted of banknotes in denominations of 5, 10, 50 and 100 dinars.[6] In 1970, 500 dinar banknotes were added, followed by 1000 dinars in 1992.
Globe,Alcomsat-1 (Algeria's first communication's satellite)
Satellite dishes, outline of Algeria, bridge
1 November 2018 2018
2018 2018
1000 DA
Red and brown
Prehistory of Algeria: A buffalo, paintings atTassili n'Ajjer
More paintings from the Tassili, and theHoggar (?)
21 May 1992 10 June 1998
1995 2000
1000 DA
Blue and red
Grand mosque of Algiers
Loom, teapot
1 December 2018 2018
2018 2018
2000 DA
Purple and green
University professor lecturing students in amphitheatre, satellite, double-helix DNA strand, three researchers in scientific laboratory with microscope and beakers
Wheat, palm tree, body of water, urban high-rise buildings, olive tree
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 verticalholographic strip on obverse.
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