JODxxx Jordanian Dinar exchange rate Live chart (Jordan currency, code: JOD, symbol: د.أ)




Jordan currency : Jordanian Dinar (ISO 4217 currency code: JOD, symbol: د.أ) : 1 Jordanian Dinar = 10 dirhams. 1 Jordanian Dinar = 100 qirsh(piastres). 1 Jordanian Dinar = 1000 fulus. Jordanian Dinar is pegged with US dollar at the rate of US$ = 0.708 JOD (buy) and US$ = 0.710 JOD (sell). Official currency of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية‎), an Arab country in the Levant region of Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. ISO 3166-1 Jordan country code is JO. Jordanian Dinar is unofficially abbreviated as JD. In 1927, the British administration of the Palestinian Mandate established the Palestine Currency Board which issued the Palestine pound which was the official currency in both Mandatory Palestine and the Emirate of Transjordan. On 25 May 1946, Jordan became an independent kingdom, but it continued to use the Palestinian pound. In 1949, Jordan Currency Board (based in London), as the sole authority in the kingdom, began issuing Jordanian dinars for Palestinian pounds at parity. In 1950, the dinar replaced the Palestinian pound and the Jordanian dinar became the kingdom’s official currency and legal tender. Central bank: Central Bank of Jordan (البنك المركزي الاردني).