Coins of 
Algeria

Arabic: الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية (Al-Jumhūriyyah Al-Jazāʾiriyyah Ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah Ash-Shaʿbiyyah )

100 santeem (single: santeem) = 1 Algerian dinar (plural: dinars) [DZD]
Symbols: د.ج or DA

​Languages on coins: Arabic, French
Alphabets on coins: Arabic, Latin
Numerals on coins: Eastern Arabic, Western Arabic
​Calendars on coins: Gregorian, Islamic

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Unknown Mark

This mark can be found at the bottom of the side with the value of 1964 Algerian coins like KM#94, KM#95 and KM#96. Perhaps it is a designer mark in Arabic?

Mint Marks

Monnaie de Paris, Paris/Pessac (FRA), Cornucopia

Privy Marks

Lucien Bazor (FRA), 1931-1958, wing (aile)

Raymond Joly (FRA), 1958-1974, owl (chouette)

Émile Rousseau (FRA), 1974-1994, dolphin (dauphin)

Designer Marks

Pierre Turin (FRA): "P. TURIN"

National identification and other marks

Legend

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in Arabic: "الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشّعبية"

Emblem

The national emblem of Algeria (1971-1976) shows the crescent and 5-pointed star (common Islamic symbols) underneath two national flags diverging and three ears of wheat which in turn are below the Hand of Fatima. The whole is surrounded by a wreath consisting of an olive branch and a palm branch bound together by a banner.

Drawing of the national emblem of Algeria from 1971-1976 as it appears on coins

Photograph of the national emblem of Algeria from 1971-1976 as it appears on coins

Currency

Centimes or santeem or santimat in Arabic: "سنتيما" or "سنتيمات" 

 Dinar and dinars in Arabic: "دينار‎" and "دينارا" or "دنانير"

The dinar is the currency of Algeria and is divided in 100 santeem or centimes. The word dinar is derived from the Roman denarius. Denarius is derived from the Latin dēnī which means 'containing ten' referring to the value of 10 asses. 

Written numerals

One (1) in Arabic: "واحد"

Five (5) in Arabic: "خمسة"

Twenty (20) in Arabic: "عشرون"

Fifty (50) in Arabic: "خمسون"

Other marks

Bank of Algeria in Arabic: "بنك الجزائر"

Central Bank of Algeria in Arabic: "البنك المركزي الجزائري"