Noun
A petty money of accounts of Persia.
An ancient gold coin of the East.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIbn Battutah while in Bengal says that a pretty kaniz (slave girl) could be had there for one gold dinar (or 10 silver tankahs). "I purchased at this price a very beautiful slave girl whose name was Ashura. A friend of mine also bought a young slave named Lulu for two gold coins." Ibn Battuta
Grandma gave a dinar to dance, and two to stop. Serbo Croatian Proverb
However, it was not until 2002, after intense macroeconomic reform measures, that the dinar became convertible—a first since the Bretton Woods Agreements laid out the post- World War II international exchange rate regime. Source: Internet
Egypt also minted a gold currency called the Fatimid dinar, which was used for international trade. Source: Internet
AMMAN — The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) on Thursday decided to increase the interest rates on its overnight dinar deposit by 25 basis points, effective on Tuesday, June 19, a CBJ statement said. Source: Internet
Iraqi dinar revaluation is again under discussion after the nomination of Haider Abadi as new prime minister of Iraq. Source: Internet