The Andorran diner (ADD) is a commemorative currency issued in form of

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s intended for collectors and without a legal tender value. A diner is divided into 100 cèntims. The name ''diner'' (money in

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) is derived from the

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''. The Servei d'Emissions de la Vegueria Episcopal has issued from 1977 onwards various series of diner denominated coins. Previously there were minor privately issued diner coinage (with no legal value). There have been silver, golder and bimetallic issues. The most commemorated topic is

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. The exchange rate was defined (informally) as 100

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(0.60 EUR) or 5 FRF (~125 ESP or 0.75 EUR) to one diner. But there is no bank or other authority where visitors to Andorra can change diners for

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s. It is only an informal relation. It is not possible to buy anything with diners in

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. It is not possible to open an account in diners. It is only an artificial currency to produce commemorative coins. In 1998 the

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issued for the first time a series of diner denominated coins to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the '' Manual Digest''.Some later uses of andorran diner
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A complete gallery of the coins of Andorra
Numista {{Portal bar, Andorra, Europe, Money, Numismatics Currencies of Andorra Currencies of Europe

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