Jordanian dinar
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The Jordanian dinar (ISO 4217 code JOD) is the Official Currency of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the first official one in the State of Palestine. It is divided into 100 piastres ('Irsh) or 1000 fils.
Coins in circulation are: 5 fil (1/2 piastre), 10 fil (1 piastre), 25 fil (21/2 piastre), 50 fil (5 piastre), 100 fil (10 piastre), 1/4 dinar, 1/2 dinar, 1 dinar
Banknotes in circulation are: 1/2, 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 dinar [1] (http://amman.hyatt.com/ammgh/location/currency.html)
For the past 9 years, the Central Bank of Jordan had supported a fixed exchange rate between the Jordanian dinar and the US Dollar, the exchange rate had been around:
1 USD = 0.708000 JOD (1 JOD = 1.41243 USD)
External link
- Central Bank of Jordan (http://www.cbj.gov.jo)