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In 1995, the 5 fils, 10 fils, 50 fils, and 1 dirham coins were reduced in size, with the new 50 fils being curve-equilateral-heptagonal shaped. The value and numbers on the coins are written in Eastern Arabic numerals and the text is in Arabic. The 1, 5, and 10 fils coins are rarely used in everyday life, The Central Bank of the UAE continues ...
The 100-fils note of the Bahrain Currency Board was withdrawn in November 1980 and the remainder of the notes were withdrawn on 31 March 1996, remaining exchangeable until one year afterwards. [ 2 ] The third issue of notes (the second by the Bahrain Monetary Agency) with the same denominations of 1 ⁄ 2 to 20 dinars was released in March 1993 ...
The fils (Arabic: فلس) is a subdivision of currency used in some Arab countries, such as Iraq and Bahrain. The term is a modern retranscription of fals , an early medieval Arab coin. "Fils" is the singular form in Arabic, not plural (as its final consonant might indicate to an English speaker).
The 1 fils coin was last minted in 1985. In 1996, smaller 1 ⁄ 4 dinar coins were introduced alongside 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 dinar coins. Until 1992, coins were denominated in Arabic using fils, qirsh, dirham and dinar but in English only in fils and dinar. Since 1992, the fils and dirham are no longer used in the Arabic and the English denominations ...
The Kuwaiti dinar, Bahraini dinar, Jordanian dinar, and Iraqi dinar are divided into 1,000 fils. The smallest coins currently minted are 5 fils (Kuwait and Bahrain), 1/4 dinar (Jordan), 25 dinars (Iraq). The Omani rial is divided into 1,000 baisa. The Libyan dinar has been divided into 1,000 dirhams since 1971.
Fixed currency Anchor currency Rate (anchor / fixed) Abkhazian apsar: Russian ruble: 0.1 Alderney pound (only coins) [1]: Pound sterling: 1 Aruban florin: U.S. dollar: 1.79
In 1966, coins were introduced in the name of Qatar and Dubai for 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 dirhams. In 1973, a new series of coins was introduced in the same sizes and compositions as the earlier pieces but in the name of Qatar only. Only 25 and 50 dirham coins are now circulated, although smaller coins remain legal tender. [citation needed]
In February 1973, the dinar was pegged to the US dollar at a rate of 0.29679 dinar per dollar (LD 1 = US$3.37), which was maintained until 1986. The peg was switched to the special drawing rights on 18 March 1986, with 1 dinar = 2.80 SDRs. On 1 May 1986, the dinar was allowed to trade in a 7.5% range of 2.80 SDRs.