Uae Currency Notes
Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of gdp based on oil and gas output to 25.
Uae currency notes. Since the discovery of oil in the uae more than 30 years ago the uae has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state. In 1976 the 1000 dirham note was issued followed by a series of new notes in 1982. Uae dirhams are also generally accepted in oman. The uae dirham has following notes currently in circulation.
Aed also known as simply the emirati dirham is the currency of the united arab emirates. 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000. The uae dirham abbreviated to aed or dhs is linked to the us and is therefore susceptible to the ups and downs of that currency. There are 100 fils in a dirham.
The uae central bank unveiled on sunday the new dh100 banknote that will enter into circulation this week. The bank notes of the uae currency can be found in denominations of 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 and 1000. The name of the currency in dubai and the united arab emirates is the dirham aed or arab emirate dirham also commonly abbreviated to dhs or dh. 1 aed3 6727 and currently 1 aed5 9465.
The uae dirham aed is divided into 100 fils. Banknotes were also issued in 1973 by the uae currency board in denominations ranging from 1 to 100 dirhams. The term dirham is officially abbreviated aed while unofficial abbreviations include dh or dhs. The 1982 series omitted the 1 and 1000 dirham notes.
The 1 5 and 10 fils coins are not commonly used because of their low values. The new currency bill has been reprinted with new security features which can all. Coins are in 5 10 25 and 50 fils and aed1. If the banknote has a year on it that means it s a current banknote.
It is easy to spot if your uae dirham banknote is current. Notes are in denominations of aed5 10 20 50 100 200 500 and 1 000. The united arab emirates dirham arabic. All uae dirham bank notes issued by the abu dhabi based central bank of the united arab emirates since 1993 are a valid means of payment in the united arab emirates.
The dirham is subdivided into 100 fils فلس. Current uae dirham banknotes in circulation. 5 dirhams banknote sharjah central souq also known as islamic souq the blue souq or the central market souq meaning market in arabic. The writing on the front of the note is in arabic while that on the reverse is english.
Below you will find images of various coins and paper notes of uae dirhams. Uae currencycoin note25 filscoin50 filscoin1 dirhamcoin5 dirhamnote10 dirhamnote20 dirhamnote50 dirhamnote100 dirhamnote200 dirhamnote500 dirhamnote1000 dirhamnote.