ALGERIA 

KM 125

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
20 dinars 28.0 8.51   Plain Outer ring: Steel Coin
Center: Brass
Obverse Reverse
Inscriptions in Arabic along the outer ring, denomination in central circle.

In 1992, a new series of coins was introduced consisting of ¼, ½, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dinar. The 10, 20, 50 and 100 dinar coins are bimetallic.

Ornament on outer ring. In the center - image of Lion's head. On the left - the year of minting.

The lion (Panthera leo) currently exists in the wild in sub-Saharan Africa.