What Algerian dinar actually arrives in Algeria when someone sends Australian dollars, at the live mid-market rate. We explain the process; we never recommend a provider.
| They send (AUD) | You receive at mid-market (DZD) |
|---|---|
| 500 AUD | 46,935 DZD |
| 1,000 AUD | 93,870 DZD |
| 2,000 AUD | 187,740 DZD |
| 5,000 AUD | 469,350 DZD |
Mid-market equivalents, not transfer quotes - the sender’s provider deducts its margin and any fees before the money reaches you. STRUCK 11:00 AEST · TUE 13 OCT.
The largest country in Africa, where a thin strip of Mediterranean coast gives way to a vast Saharan interior that swallows more than four-fifths of the map.
Two equal vertical bands of green at the hoist and white, in a 3:2 rectangle, with a red crescent centred on the rectangle and a red five-pointed star standing clear on the white half. Law 63-145 of 25 April 1963 fixes the geometry and even the wavelengths of the green and the red, but assigns no colour a meaning, and neither does the constitution, which calls the emblem a conquest of the 1 November 1954 Revolution and bars any revision touching it. The readings of green for Islam and red for the blood of the martyrs are popular, not official.
Source: joradp.dz
A continent pretending to be a country - Australia is the only nation that fills an entire continent, with most of its 27 million people clinging to the coast while the red-dirt interior does its own thing.
A blue field with the Union Jack in the canton, a large white seven-pointed Commonwealth Star below it, and the five white stars of the Southern Cross at the fly. Six of the big star's points stand for the states and the seventh for the territories; the Southern Cross marks Australia's place in the southern sky.
The Algerian dinar is not convertible outside Algeria and carrying notes across the border is restricted, so it cannot be bought in advance the way a tourist currency can. A parallel market in foreign currency has operated inside the country for decades at levels well away from the official one.
The exchange rate is set on the sending side - by the service the sender chooses in Australia - so the most useful thing a receiver can do happens before the transfer: share the live mid-market rate on this page so the sender can judge the margin in their quote. How the money arrives in Algeria determines any local receiving charges - bank-to-bank transfers can pass through intermediary banks that deduct handling fees.
Sending rather than receiving? The sender’s view of this corridor covers the same rate from the other side. The AUD/DZD converter page handles any amount. Receiving money from overseas explains the process end to end.
Postal financial services in Algeria are not a fringe alternative to banking. They sit inside the statutory definition of the universal service, described as a minimum offer of basic postal and postal financial services of specified quality, made available to the public permanently and throughout the country. A holder of a postal current account is given an account key for it, which the Ministry of Post's guidance states is made available when the account is opened at the counter, with a separate request form for a holder who needs one afterwards.
Whatever identifier is used, the name on the account has to match the document behind it. Opening a postal current account requires a copy of an identity document, whether national card, driving licence or passport, a residence certificate, and for resident foreigners a residence card regularly issued by the competent authorities. A divergence between the title of the account and the identity document is listed as a ground for refusing the application outright, as is a non-conforming address.
Algeria does not appear in the ISO 13616 registry of national account-number formats, so no Algerian account carries an international account number. For the domestic electronic money order the procedure is written from the recipient's side: they receive a notice of arrival, present themselves at the postal establishment with a valid identity document, are paid the amount and are given a payment receipt, in one of two forms, one paying cash against cash and one against an account. Collection by somebody else is bounded by instrument, a spouse against the family record book and an identity copy, or a proxy named on the account's signature form.
Sources: Ministere de la Poste et des Telecommunications, Service universel de la poste · Ministere de la Poste et des Telecommunications, Foire aux questions - Services financiers postaux · SWIFT, ISO 13616 IBAN Registry
How much Algerian dinar will I receive in Algeria?
A little less than the mid-market figures above. The service the sender uses in Australia sets the rate and fees; local receiving banks in Algeria can also apply their own charges depending on how the transfer arrives.
The sender asked for my details - what will they need?
Whatever their transfer service asks for on the receiving side - typically your full legal name and local bank account details in Algeria. Give the name exactly as your bank records it; mismatches are the most common reason a transfer is delayed.
Why did I receive less than the rate on this page suggests?
No retail provider transacts at the mid-market rate - it is the midpoint of the wholesale market. What separates it from a quoted rate is margin, and margin is normally a larger cost than any advertised fee. On a bank-to-bank transfer an intermediary bank can also deduct a handling charge in transit.