Bahraini dinar

The dinar (Arabic: دينار بحريني Dīnār Baḥrēnī) (sign: .د.ب or BD; code: BHD) is the currency of Bahrain. It is divided into 1000 fils (فلس). The Bahraini dinar is abbreviated د.ب (Arabic) or BD (Latin). It is usually represented with three decimal places denoting the fils.

Bahraini dinar
دينار بحريني (Arabic)
ISO 4217
CodeBHD (numeric: 048)
Subunit0.001
Unit
Symbol.د.ب (Arabic) or BD (Latin)
Denominations
Subunit
11000fils
Banknotes
Freq. usedBD 12, BD 1, BD 5, BD 10, BD 20
Coins
Freq. used5, 10, 25, 50, 100 fils, BD 12 (500 fils)
Demographics
User(s) Bahrain  Abu Dhabi (Formerly)
Issuance
Monetary authorityCentral Bank of Bahrain
Websitewww.cbb.gov.bh
Valuation
Inflation1,4%
SourceThe World Factbook, 2017 est.
Pegged withU.S. dollar (USD)
$1 USD = 0.376 BD

The name dinar derives from the Roman denarius.

As of December 2021, the Bahraini dinar is the second highest-valued currency unit, at 2.65 United States dollars per unit (the highest-valued unit is the Kuwaiti dinar at $3.32).

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