Yemeni Rial (YER)

The Yemeni Rial is issued by the Central Bank of Yemen.

Alphabetic code
YER
Numeric code
886
Symbol
﷼
Minor units
2
Example
YER 1,234.50
Used in
Yemen

History

  1. 1990 North and South Yemen unite and the rial becomes the single currency; the South Yemeni dinar stays legal tender at 1 dinar to 26 rials during a transition.
  2. 1996 The South Yemeni dinar is withdrawn from circulation on 11 June.
  3. 1996 On 20 March the IMF approves a 15-month stand-by credit for Yemen aimed at unifying the exchange system and adopting a floating exchange rate.

Live exchange rates

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