Tunisian dinar

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The dinar (ISO 4217 currency code TND) is the currency of Tunisia. It is subdivided into 1000 millimes. The dinar was introduced in 1960. It replaced the franc at a rate of 1000 francs = 1 dinar.

Coins and Banknotes

Coins in circulation are [link] (link includes current and historic coins and banknotes)

10 millimes
20 millimes
50 millimes
100 millimes
½ dinar (500 millimes)
1 Dinar
5 Dinars

Banknotes in circulation are

10 Dinars
20 Dinars
30 Dinars (rarely encountered)

There are also 1-, 2-, and 5-millime coins which appear to still be legal tender, but are not currently produced, though occasionally encountered. It is a criminal offence in Tunisia to import or export dinars. Therefore, prices at duty-free stores are in convertible currencies like Euros, US Dollars and British Pounds. There are many converting ATMs in the country for tourists.

Current TND exchange rates

[AUD] | [CAD] | [EUR] | [GBP] | [INR] | [NZD] | [USD]

External links

[Banque Centrale de Tunisie]

Currencies of Africa
North	Algerian dinar > Euro (Plaza de soberanía) \| Egyptian pound \| Libyan dinar \| Mauritanian ouguiya \| Moroccan dirham \| Sudanese dinar \| Tunisian dinar
Central	Angolan kwanza > Burundian franc \| Central African CFA franc (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon) \| Congolese franc \| Rwandan franc
West	Cape Verdean escudo > Euro (Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira) \| Gambian dalasi \| Ghanaian cedi \| Guinean franc \| Liberian dollar \| Nigerian naira \| São Tomé and Príncipe dobra \| Sierra Leonean leone \| West African CFA franc (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo)
East	Comorian franc > Djiboutian franc \| Eritrean nakfa \| Ethiopian birr \| Kenyan shilling \| Seychelles rupee \| Somali shilling \| Somaliland shilling \| Tanzanian shilling \| Ugandan shilling
South	Botswana pula > Euro (Mayotte, Réunion) \| Lesotho loti \| Malawian kwacha \| Malagasy ariary \| Mauritian rupee \| Mozambican metical \| Namibian dollar \| Norwegian krone (Bouvet Island de jure) \| Saint Helena pound \| South African rand \| Swazi lilangeni \| Zambian kwacha \| Zimbabwean dollar
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