Jordanian dinar
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The Jordanian dinar (Arabic: دينار أردني; code: JOD; unofficially abbreviated as JD) has been the currency of Jordan since 1950. The dinar is divided into 100 qirsh (also called piastres) or 1000 fulus. Fils are effectively obsolete; however, monetary amounts are still written to three decimal places representing fils. It is pegged to the US dollar.
Quick Facts دينار أردني / JOD (Arabic), ISO 4217 ...
دينار أردني / JOD (Arabic) | |
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | JOD (numeric: 400) |
Subunit | 0.001 |
Unit | |
Symbol | د.أ |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄10 | dirham |
1⁄100 | qirsh or piastre |
1⁄1000 | fils |
Banknotes | 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 dinars |
Coins | 1, 5, 10 piastres/qirsh, 1⁄4, 1⁄2 dinar |
Demographics | |
Official user(s) | Jordan |
Unofficial user(s) | West Bank |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Central Bank of Jordan |
Website | www |
Valuation | |
Inflation | 1.35% |
Source | The World Factbook, 2021 est. |
Pegged with | US dollar[1] US$ = JD 0.708 (buy) US$ = JD 0.71 (sell) |
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The Central Bank of Jordan commenced operations in 1964 and became the sole issuer of Jordanian currency, in place of the Jordan Currency Board.
The Jordanian dinar is also widely used in the West Bank alongside the Israeli shekel.[2][3]