Unit of currency in several Asian and African states
Nations in red currently use the dirham. Nations in green use a currency with a subdivision named dirham.
The dirham [ a] , dirhem [ b] or drahm [ c] is a unit of currency and of mass. It is the name of the currencies of Morocco , the United Arab Emirates and Armenia , and is the name of a currency subdivision in Jordan , Libya , Qatar and Tajikistan . It was historically a silver coin.
Silver dirham of Caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz 718–719 CE
Silver dirham of Yazid II minted in 721–722 CE
Silver dirham of Marwan II ibn Muhammad 749–745 CE
Silver dirham of As-Saffah 754–758 CE
Silver dirham of Al-Hadi minted in 786–787 CE in al-Haruniya
Silver dirham of Al-Mu'tasim , minted at al-Muhammadiya in 836–837 CE
One of the first silver coins of the Umayyad Caliphate, still following Sassanid motifs, struck in the name of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
Later silver dirham of the Umayyad Caliphate , minted at Balkh in 729–730 CE (AH ) 111)
Silver dirham of Alhakén II, Caliph of Córdoba
Silver dirham issued in 1002 by Hisham II, Caliph of Córdoba
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