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South 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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Currency continuity

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

East African shillingcurrency replacement · 1965
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Children / successors

Yemeni rialabsorbed into existing currency · 1990–1996 · later absorption or contribution
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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Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.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.

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