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Compare the Armenian dram for a currency whose name bears a similar origin. Also compare dinar for another currency circulated in the Muslim world but originating with the Romans. Symbol: None 1/100th unit: luma USD exchange: 493 (Jan 2005) GBP exchange: 929 (Jan 2005) The Dram (AMD) is the monetary unit of Armenia. ... A 25,000 Iraqi dinar note printed after the fall of Saddam Hussein A hyperinflation banknote of 50 billion dinara (1993) A 5,000 dinar bill of the Republic of Serbian Krajina (1992) The dinar is the currency unit of various countries, most of them Arabic-speaking or once part...
Historically, the word "dirham" is derived from 'dirhem', itself coming from the name of a Greek coin, the Drachm; the Byzantine Empire controlled the Levant and traded with Arabia, circulating the coin there in pre-Islamic times and afterward.
It was this currency which was initially adopted as an Arab word; then near the end of the 7th century the coin became an Islamic currency bearing the name of the sovereign and a religious verse.
The dirham was struck in many Mediterranean countries, including Spain, and could be used as currency in Europe between the 10th and 12 centuries.
Historically, the word "dirham" is derived from 'dirhem', itself coming from the name of a Byzantine coin, the Drachm; the Byzantime Empire controlled the Levant and traded with Arabia, circulating the coin there in pre-Islamic times and afterward.
Dirhams, struck at Baghdad Caliph residency in Samara, are more rare on the territory of Latvia, than Baghdad dirhams.
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