Libyan dinar

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Libyan dinar
Country: LibyaLibya Libya
Subdivision: 1000 dirham (s)
ISO 4217 code : LYD
Abbreviation: LD
Exchange rate :
(29 Mar 2020)

1  EUR  = 1.5721 LYD
1 LYD = 0.63609 EUR

1  CHF  = 1.4624 LYD
1 LYD = 0.6838 CHF

The Libyan Dinar ( Arabic دينار ليبي, DMG Dīnār lībī ) is the currency of Libya . A dinar is in 1000 dirhams (singular: dirham, also dirhem, Arabic درهم) divided. The ISO code is LYD .

Old 50 dirhem coin from 1975

After the revolution in Libya in 1971, the Libyan pound was replaced by the dinar. The subunit millim was replaced by the dirham, the piasters (equivalent to 10 millim) deleted.

Coins and bills

The dinar is a currency unit that is widespread throughout the Arab world and goes back to the Roman denarius . In everyday Libyan language, however, the dinar never caught on, it is still dschineh ( Arabic جنيه Called 'pound'); The dinar is colloquially not divided into 1000 dirhams, but still into 100 g (h) rusch (قروش, Piastres ). As a result, a 100 dirham coin is called a 10 piastre piece. Coins play a subordinate role in daily use.

There are coins in circulation to the value of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 250 and 500 dirhams and banknotes of 1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, 10, 20 and (new) 50 dinars.

At the beginning of 2012 work began on replacing the banknotes showing Muammar al-Gaddafi . By March 15, 2012, all 50 dinar bills were exchanged, the 20 dinar and one dinar banknotes will follow later. In 2013 new banknotes with denominations of one, 20 and 50 dinars were created. The 1-dinar note shows a revolution scene with demonstrators and a flag.

  • 1 dinar note

  • 5 dinars note

  • 10 dinars note

Web links

Commons : Money from Libya  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Central bank wants to withdraw 50-dinar notes from circulation: Libya wants to exchange money with Gaddafi's picture ( memento from November 1, 2012 on WebCite ), Tagesschau .de, January 14, 2012
  2. ↑ Frank Stocker: Libya: Gaddafi's end - now also on the banknotes. In: welt.de . February 24, 2013, accessed October 7, 2018 .