Unit of currency in several Arab and Islamic states
Nations in red currently use the dirham. Nations in green use a currency with a subdivision named dirham.Silver dirham of Caliph 718–719 CEUmar ibn Abd al-AzizSilver dirham of Yazid II minted in 721–722 CESilver dirham of Marwan II ibn Muhammad 749–745 CESilver dirham of As-Saffah 754–758 CESilver dirham of Al-Hadi minted in 786–787 CE in al-HaruniyaSilver dirham of Al-Mu'tasim, minted at al-Muhammadiya in 836–837 CEOne of the first silver coins of the Umayyad Caliphate, still following Sassanid motifs, struck in the name of al-Hajjaj ibn YusufLater silver dirham of the Umayyad Caliphate, minted at Balkh in 729–730 CE (AH) 111)Silver dirham of Alhakén II, Caliph of CórdobaSilver dirham issued in 1002 by Hisham II, Caliph of Córdoba
The dirham, dirhem or drahm (Arabic: درهم) 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, Qatar and Tajikistan. It was historically a silver coin.