It was renamed to the dinar after the independance of the People's Republic of Southern Yemen in 1967.

The dinar was replaced with the Yemeni rial following unification with North Yemen in 1990.

Dinar banknotes remained legal tender during a transitional period until 1996.

[citation needed] On 1 April 1965, the South Arabian Currency Authority introduced notes in denominations of 250 fils, 500 fils, 1 dinar, and 5 dinars.

[1] Lettering: South Arabian Currency Authority This note is legal tender for One Dinar Lettering: £1 د١ Lettering: South Arabian Currency Authority This note is legal tender for Ten Dinars Lettering: £10 د١٠ In 1984, the Bank of Yemen introduced 500 fils as well as 1 dinar, 5 dinar, and 10 dinar notes that are like the preceding issues of South Arabia, except the English text and printer's imprint have been removed from the front, the name of the issuer has changed and now appears on the back, along with the name of the capital (ADEN).