Currency of Tunisia. Description and history

Tunisia

To date, vacation in the NorthAfrica is quite problematic. This is due to repeated Arab revolutions and numerous bloodsheds. However, there are also such states, which this rebellious epidemic has not touched. One of these countries is Tunisia. It is located in the north of Africa, is washed by the Mediterranean Sea, borders with Libya and Algeria. This 10 millionth state is not as large as Egypt. It is familiar to domestic tourists, at the moment it is more secure.

Currency of Tunisia

A system for the exchange of values ​​through papermoney in Tunisia is quite developed. Also, tourists with plastic cards can easily pay cash at the ATM, as there are a lot of them in big cities and tourist areas. Currency of Tunisia is relatively expensive, at a cost it is approximately equal to the US dollar. It is called the Tunisian dinar and is designated on the international market as TND.

In contrast to the usual way for us to split the currency into 100 smaller, mostly monetary monetary units (kopecks, cents), the currency of Tunisia is divided into 1000 milliammas. Although at the moment there are millions of denominations in circulation at 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 units, due to their insignificant purchasing power, it is rather difficult to meet them. Also monetary units of 0.5, 1 and 5 dinars are distributed in a monetary form. Paper money in the country has a large purchasing power and in circulation they are found in the value of 5, 10, 20, 30 and 50 dinars. Exchange funds can be in the exchange offices of large cities in Tunisia, which operate from 9 to 11 and from 15 to 17 hours local time. The rate is usually fixed by the central bank of the country.

History of the Tunisian Dinar

Currency of Tunisia in its present form appeared in 1960. It replaced the Tunisian franc.

Such financial changes in the country are connected with independence in 1956 from the French protectorate and the declaration of an independent state of Tunisia. Currency because of administrative and clerical red tapebecame independent after 2 years. It was called the Tunisian dinar. At the beginning of the formation of its own currency, the Tunisians exchanged it for colonial francs at a ratio of 1 to 1000. However, soon this course was canceled, the exchange began to be made on the American dollar in the proportion of 1 dinar = 2.24 US dollars. To date, the rate is not so great: 1 dinar is equal to 0.718 US dollars.

Currency of Tunisia to the ruble

The rate of the Tunisian dinar in relation to the ruble is as follows: 1 TND = 23 RUR.

However, in this North African stateThe euro and the US dollar have the greatest currency popularity. As, however, in most countries of the world. Perhaps in the distant future, such a fate awaits the domestic currency, but today it is best to buy dollars at home and go with them to any part of the world. You can take them to Tunisia in unlimited quantities. Also, you can take out as much as it was brought, although it is unlikely to work. In duty free, the Tunisian dinar is not accepted, it is also forbidden to export it outside the country.

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