Arabic currency crossword clue 5 letters What money is in the Arab Emirates
The currency of the United Arab Emirates is “UAE dirham”, the youngest monetary unit is “fils”. 1 UAE dirham \u003d 100 UAE fils. We will talk about the currency of the United Arab Emirates in detail in this article.
Symbols and designations
The official designation of the UAE dirham according to ISO 4217 is AED. In documents and on displays in banks and exchangers, this designation is most often found.
Price tags in shops, cafes and restaurants write “DH”, “Dh” or “Dhs”.
In English-language sources there is the phrase “Emirati Dirham”, which literally translates as “Emirati Dirham”.
The dirham and fils also have Arabic designations (see the pictures below). Fortunately for tourists, they are not found in big cities; they can rarely be found only in small towns.
Current UAE dirham exchange rate
The dirham rate is linked to the US dollar rate.
1 AED \u003d 0.272294 USD.
1 USD \u003d 3.6725 AED.
Naturally, the rates are floating against the euro, ruble and other currencies. See the current exchange rates in the table below.
Features for tourists
Prices in the United Arab Emirates are usually rounded up to 25 fils;
10, 5 and 1 fils coins are officially in circulation, although they are rare. Coin 1 fils has already become a rarity. If you receive these coins as change, then other stores may not take them. Take only in quality;
In 2012-2014, coins of 25, 50 fils and 1 dirham began to be minted from nickel-plated steel, previously they were from a copper-nickel alloy. Old and new coins differ slightly in weight and size, so don't be surprised.
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The denomination on the coins is written only in Indo-Arabic numerals, there are no numbers we are used to. It is easy to memorize Indo-Arabic numerals: 1 - stick, 5 - circle, 0 - point, 10 - stick and point, 50 - circle and point. Brief instructions in the picture on the left.
On banknotes, the denomination is written in Indo-Arabic numerals on one side and the numbers we are used to on the other. We advise you to always turn the banknotes to the side with the usual numbers when counting money. Always look at the numbers, the colors of some of the bills are very similar.
The old 50 fils coin (in circulation from 1973 to 1989) was identical in weight and size to the modern 1 dirham coin. Cases of cheating tourists are associated with this. Fortunately, money from 1973 is almost never found.
How and where to change money
By law, trade in the United Arab Emirates is carried out in dirhams. In fact, many merchants and restaurants accept dollars and euros, but at a terrible rate. In order not to overpay, it is better to exchange dollars and euros for dirhams.
In the old days, when the countries of the Persian Gulf lived under the protectorate of Britain, the main currency in this territory was indian rupee... For the convenience of calculations, a special Persian Gulf rupee has been issued. In 1966, the rupee was taken out of circulation, but each principality acquired its own currency. In 1973, two years after the formation of the United Arab Emirates, a single national Arab currency, the dirham, was introduced.
Where does the name come from
The name of the Arabic currency has Greek roots. It is derived from the name of an ancient Greek coin - drachma. An approximate translation from ancient Greek is "squeezed in a handful." This is how historians explain the consonance of the words "dirham" and "drachma".
However, the name "dirham" is not unique. It is used for the currency of Morocco and the names of the common coins of Jordan, Libya, Iraq and Qatar. But any expert will confirm that the UAE currency is the most significant of all dirhams.
Exchange
The Arab currency (dirham) has been tightly pegged to the dollar since 1997. One dollar always equals 3.6725 dirham. The UAE authorities may have regretted the decision more than once, but did not change it, since the peg brings stability to the calculation of the oil price. Namely, oil brings the main income to the Emirates.
In the UAE, you can only exchange money at a bank or exchange office. In stores and in the market, dollars will not be accepted from you. Gullible and inattentive tourists often fall for a simple trick. Many exchange offices take a commission, the existence of which is not additionally announced. Thus, the Arab currency may turn out to be cheaper than you expected. In order not to fall for this trick, you need to clarify in advance how many dirhams you will receive in return for your dollars. Since we often encounter this trick at home, it is difficult to surprise us.
Today in Russia the dirham is changed to the ruble at the following rate: 1 dirham costs a little more than 16 rubles.
Coins
1 dirham is sibdivided into 100 fils. An inexperienced traveler shouldn't mess with Arab coins. Fils denomination - 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50. A coin with a denomination of 1 dirham is issued. Coins from 1 to 10 fils are rarely used, mostly prices are rounded to 25 fils - in the Emirates they can afford it.
The difficulty of handling coins is that they do not have the usual designations. You will not see the denomination figure on the "rounds". On 1 fils a vertical line will be displayed, on 5 fils - a circle, on 10 fils - a line with a dot. Small coins are produced from copper. The larger ones are made of a copper-nickel alloy. The most memorable coin is 50 fils. It is not round, but seven-sided.
Banknotes
The Arabic currency is used in color bills of different denominations. The numbers are familiar to us. The higher the denomination of the bill, the larger its size. It's very easy to figure it out!
Arab currency
First letter "d"
The second letter "and"
Third letter "n"
The last beech letter "p"
Answer to the question "Currency of Arab countries", 5 letters:
dinar
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Definition of dinar in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Definition of a word in the Wikipedia dictionary
Dinar comes from denarius, the currency of the Roman Empire. Dinar - the unit of currency of various countries Golden Dinar - the unit of measure and weight in Muslim countries, equal to 240 arruz Dinar - male name, female "Dinara" as in the analogy "Alexander" - "Alexandra" ...
Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. D.N. Ushakov
The meaning of the word in the dictionary Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. D.N. Ushakov
dinar, m. (Greek denarion). Yugoslavian (Serbian) coin unit. Ancient arab gold coin.
New explanatory and derivational dictionary of the Russian language, T. F. Efremova.
Meaning of the word in the dictionary New explanatory and derivational dictionary of the Russian language, T.F. Efremova.
m. An ancient gold coin of the Muslim East. Monetary unit of a number of countries (Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Yugoslavia, Tunisia, Kuwait, etc.); a coin of the corresponding denomination.
Examples of the use of the word dinar in literature.
It is also known that Ibrahim received 200 thousand from them during the Hajj to Mecca. dinars and told them that he was sending Abu Muslim to them, who would lead the uprising.
New dinar equaled, in my opinion, a billion old ones - this gives an idea of \u200b\u200bthe flywheel of hyperinflation that hit the besieged country.
All dervishes are alike, - answered Fakih, and they with Dinar let's move on.
And if your generosity is as pure as the silver of your beard, then this copper dirham coin will turn to gold dinar.
You donated a black dirham, and since your donation came from a noble impulse of heart, the dirham immediately turned into a full-fledged dinar made of pure gold.
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