centimes in colloquial speech; thus a price of 100 dinars is read as "ten thousand" (). Banknotes The "first series" of dinar banknotes issued in 1964 consisted of banknotes in denominations of 5, 10, 50 and 100 dinars. In 1970, 500 dinar banknotes were added, followed by 1000 dinars in 1992. The 100 dinar note is being replaced by coins. 200, 500, and 1000 dinar notes are in circulation. The 1998 dated 500 and 1000 dinar notes have an additional vertical holographic strip on obverse. See also Economy of Algeria References banknotenews.com Algerian Bank Regulations of 1996, for specifications of fourth series currency (French). Economy of Algeria Currencies of Algeria Circulating currencies Currencies introduced in 1964