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Libyan dinar

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Libyan dinar

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Also known as dinar, LYD

Currency of Libya

Key facts

Code
LYD (numeric: 434 )
Symbol
LD ‎ and ل.د
1 1000
dirham (dh.)
Banknotes
LD 1, LD 5, LD 10, LD 20
Freq used
50 dhs., 100 dhs., LD 1 ⁄ 4 , LD 1 ⁄ 2
Rarely used
1 dh., 5 dhs., 10 dhs., 20 dhs.
Replaced
Libyan pound
User s
Libya
Central bank
Central Bank of Libya
Website
www .cbl .gov .ly
Inflation
6.1%
Source
The World Factbook , 2012 est.

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Encyclopedic overview

The dinar (Arabic: دينار ( Arabic pronunciation: [diːˈnɑːr]); sign: LD in Latin, ل.د in Arabic; code: LYD) is the official currency of Libya. The dinar is divided into 1,000 dirhams (درهم). It is issued by the Central Bank of Libya, which also supervises the banking system and regulates credit.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Libyan dinar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.