← Read the currency articleSouth Arabian / South Yemeni dinar: research record
Evidence coverage: 1965–1996. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.
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South Arabian / South Yemeni dinar
CUR-V22-YEMEN-DINAR · Research draft
A documented account-unit or currency-system transition supports this predecessor identity; not admitted from a specimen or inherited label alone.
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1965–1996; this does not establish the entire lifetime.
Parents / predecessors
Children / successors
Yemeni rialabsorbed into existing currency · 1990–1996 · later absorption or contribution ↗Siblings
Evidence & research notes 2 claims
Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Supported C1151
South Yemeni dinar → Yemeni rial; shared tender from 1990, final exchange in 1996.
Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 ·
Open source ↗YER entry, currency history; Bundesbank PDF, 24 September 2025 edition.
Source access and limitations
Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.
Only selected country milestones used.
Supported C1674
The South Arabian dinar replaced East African shillings in 1965; the currency-board research traces the replacement and exchange, with outgoing currency retained for a three-month overlap.
Nicholas Krus and Kurt Schuler · Currency Board Financial Statements, Studies in Applied Economics No.22 (December 2014) Citation S189 ·
Open source ↗Printed pp213–215 (South Arabia); pp228–229 (Sudan)
Source access and limitations
Underlying annual reports and ordinances not independently inspected.
Gambia coin date conflicts with the indexed central-bank account.
Institutional liquidation is not currency termination.