Bahrain decimalised its currency in 1965, replacing the Gulf rupee with the dinar at a rate of 10 rupees to one dinar. The fils denominations that followed have seen remarkably little design revision across decades — this second type distinguished from its predecessor primarily by a revised calligraphic rendering of the ruler's name following Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's formal title adjustment after Bahrain's transition from emirate to kingdom in 2002.
Bahrain decimalised its currency in 1965, replacing the Gulf rupee with the dinar at a rate of 10 rupees to one dinar. The fils denominations that followed have seen remarkably little design revision across decades — this second type distinguished from its predecessor primarily by a revised calligraphic rendering of the ruler's name following Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's formal title adjustment after Bahrain's transition from emirate to kingdom in 2002.