A dirham is a coin nearly equal in value to sixpence of our money.
The black dirham, which often bears the name of the local bedouin ruler, was circulated exclusively in local markets.
Al-jabr, as it was stated, is conceptualized as a numerical technique - the basic unknown quantity is an amount of money, and the simple numbers are also numbers of dirhams.
Baghatur gladly accepted and sent her south with a large and rich escort, as well as 100,000 "dirhams" as her dowry.
The new 5 dirham coin was bimetallic, as was the 10 dirham coin introduced in 1995.
Cupro-nickel 5 dirham coins were added in 1980 and changed to a bi-metal coin in 1987.
The authorized fractional unit, the dirham, is never mentioned in everyday conversation.
At its foundation, lies the necessary funding, which in 2009 was earmarked at 7.4 billion dirhams ($2 billion), as well as increased teacher training.
