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Bahrain
Bahrain officially uses the dinar as the local currency. The riyal is divided into 100 fils
Currency regime
The Bahrain dinar is effectively fixed at a rate of 0.377 against the US currency, although it can fluctuate in a very narrow band around this central rate.
Commercial rates
On February 21st 2006, the dinar was trading at around 0.377 against the US dollar, 0.449 against the Euro and 0.657 against Sterling
Tourist rates
On February 21st 2006, the dinar was valued at around 0.611 against Sterling. For 1 UK pound you will, therefore, receive around 0.611 dinars.
Travellers cheques are preferred in US dollars or UK Sterling.
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