Tunisian dinar
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| Tunisian dinar دينار تونسي (Arabic) |
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| ISO 4217 Code | TND | ||||
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| User(s) | Tunisia | ||||
| Inflation | 4.6% | ||||
| Source | The World Factbook, 2006 est. | ||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1/1000 | millime | ||||
| Symbol | د.ت (Arabic) or DT (Latin) | ||||
| Coins | |||||
| Freq. used | 10, 20, 50, 100 millimes, ½, 1, 5 dinars | ||||
| Rarely used | 1, 2, 5 millimes | ||||
| Banknotes | |||||
| Freq. used | 5, 10, 20 dinars | ||||
| Rarely used | 30 dinars | ||||
| Central bank | Banque Centrale de Tunisie | ||||
| Website | www.bct.gov.tn | ||||
The dinar (ISO 4217 currency code TND) is the currency of Tunisia. It is subdivided into 1000 millimes. The dinar was introduced in 1960. It replaced the franc at a rate of 1000 francs = 1 dinar. The abbreviation DT seems to be used infrequently (TND is just as likely, and writing "dinar" after the amount seems to be the norm); the abbreviation TD is also mentioned in a few places, but seems unlikely to be correct given the French derivation (i.e. Dinar tunisien).
[edit] Coins
Coins in circulation are [1] (link includes current and historic coins and banknotes)
- 5 millimes
- 10 millimes
- 20 millimes
- 50 millimes
- 100 millimes
- ½ dinar (500 millimes)
- 1 dinar
- 5 dinars
There are also 1 and 2 millime coins which appear to still be legal tender, but are not currently produced, though occasionally encountered.
[edit] Banknotes
Banknotes in circulation are
- 5 dinars
- 10 dinars
- 20 dinars
- 30 dinars
It is a criminal offence in Tunisia to import or export dinars. No more than 1,000 Tunisian dinars can be converted into foreign currency before departure from the North-African country.[2],[3] Therefore, prices at duty-free shops are in convertible currencies like euros, US dollars and British pounds. There are many converting ATMs in the country for tourists.
It is necessary for anyone leaving Tunisia to declare any cash in their possession exceeding the equivalent of UK£500 beforehand.[4]
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| Currencies named dinar or similar | |
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| Current | Algerian dinar · Bahraini dinar · Islamic gold dinar · Iraqi dinar · Jordanian dinar · Kuwaiti dinar · Libyan dinar · Macedonian denar · Tunisian dinar · Serbian dinar |
| Defunct | Abu Dhabi dinar · Bosnia and Herzegovina dinar · Croatian dinar · Krajina dinar · Republika Srpska dinar · South Arabian dinar · South Yemeni dinar · Sudanese dinar · Yugoslav dinar |
| As subunit | Iranian rial |
| See also | E-dinar |
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