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Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
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Description:
The official currency of Jordan (Jordanian Dinar) is effectively pegged to the US dollar at 0.71 JOD per dollar.
1 Dinar = 10 Piastres = 1000 Fils
Currency history:
Jordan was part of the Ottoman Empire until the British occupied it in 1918. It became the Emirate of Transjordan on April 11, 1921, and the Kingdom of Transjordan on May 25, 1946. It was renamed the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan in 1950.
Ottoman Empire Piastres (XOTP) circulated in Jordan while it was part of the Ottoman Empire. Egyptian Pounds (EGP) circulated in Jordan from 1918 until November 1, 1927 when the Palestine Pound (PSP) was created. The Jordanian Dinar (JOD) replaced the Palestinian Pound on July 1, 1950 at par with the Palestine Pound.
The Egyptian Pound was divisible into 100 Piastres, the Palestine Pound was divisible into 1000 Mils, the Jordanian Dinar was divisible into 10 Dirhams or 1000 Fils until 1993, and has been divisible into 10 Piastres or 1000 Fils since 1993.
Historical data source: Global Financial Data
Related Information:
» Central Bank of Jordan »
The official currency of Jordan (Jordanian Dinar) is effectively pegged to the US dollar at 0.71 JOD per dollar.
1 Dinar = 10 Piastres = 1000 Fils
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Currency history:Jordan was part of the Ottoman Empire until the British occupied it in 1918. It became the Emirate of Transjordan on April 11, 1921, and the Kingdom of Transjordan on May 25, 1946. It was renamed the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan in 1950.
Ottoman Empire Piastres (XOTP) circulated in Jordan while it was part of the Ottoman Empire. Egyptian Pounds (EGP) circulated in Jordan from 1918 until November 1, 1927 when the Palestine Pound (PSP) was created. The Jordanian Dinar (JOD) replaced the Palestinian Pound on July 1, 1950 at par with the Palestine Pound.
The Egyptian Pound was divisible into 100 Piastres, the Palestine Pound was divisible into 1000 Mils, the Jordanian Dinar was divisible into 10 Dirhams or 1000 Fils until 1993, and has been divisible into 10 Piastres or 1000 Fils since 1993.
Historical data source: Global Financial Data
Related Information:
» Central Bank of Jordan »
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