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The Kuwaiti dinar ( Arabic: دينار كويتي, code: KWD) is the currency of Kuwait. It is sub-divided into 1,000 fulūs. [2] As of 2023, the Kuwaiti dinar is the currency with the highest value per base unit, with KD 1 equalling US$ 3.26, [3] ahead of the Bahraini dinar with BD 1 equalling US$2.65 and Omani rial at US$2.60.
The Bahraini dinar was introduced in 1965, replacing the Gulf rupee at a rate of 10 rupees = 1 dinar. It was initially equivalent to 3 ⁄ 4 of a pound sterling (15 shillings ). When sterling was devalued in 1967, the dinar was repegged to 17s 6d sterling ( 7 ⁄ 8 of a pound).
The Gulf rupee ( Arabic: روبية خليجية) was the official currency used in the British protectorates of the Arabian Peninsula that are around the Persian Gulf between 1959 and 1966 (1970 Oman). These areas today form the countries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. It was issued by the Government of India ...
On 1 April 1961, Kuwait adopted a dinar unit at a 1:1 par with the pound sterling to replace the Gulf rupee, and it remained at this parity until 18 November 1967, when Harold Wilson devalued the pound sterling.
The Saudi riyal was worth 1.065 Gulf rupees, whilst the Qatar and Dubai riyal was equal to the Gulf rupee prior to its devaluation. Initially pegged with sterling at one shilling and six pence (1s. 6d.) per riyal, its value was changed to one shilling and nine pence (1s. 9d.) when sterling was devalued in 1967, maintaining its value in relation ...
Tunisia. د.ت (Tunisian Arabic) or DT (Latin) UAE dirham [8] AED. United Arab Emirates. AED [9] Moroccan dirham. MAD. Morocco.
U.S. dollar, the official currency of the United States, the world's dominant reserve currency and the most traded currency globally. Euro, the currency used by the most of countries and territories, the second-largest reserve currency and the second-most traded currency. Some currencies, such as the Abkhazian apsar, are not used in day-to-day ...
The Iraqi dinar ( Arabic pronunciation: [diːˈnɑːr]) ( Arabic: دينار; sign: ID [1] in Latin, د.ع in Arabic; code: IQD) is the currency of Iraq. It is issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and is subdivided into 1,000 fils (فلس), although inflation has rendered the fils obsolete since 1990. [2]