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On 20 May 1973, the UAE Currency Board introduced notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 dirhams; a Dhs 1,000 note was issued on 3 January 1976. [4] A second series of note was introduced in 1982 which omitted the Dh 1 and Dhs 1,000 notes.
United Arab Emirates Commemorative Coins Year Description AED Alloy Diameter Weight Fineness KM# 1976: 5th UAE National Day (Minted by Currency Board) 1000: gold: 40 mm: 40 g.9167 #13 1981: 15th Hijra Century: 5: Cu/Ni: 32 mm: 14.25 g: n/a #9 1986: 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai: 1: Cu/Ni: 28.5 mm: 11.31 g: n/a #10 1987: 25th anniversary of the ...
The dirham was a unit of mass used across North Africa, the Middle East, Persia and Ifat; later known as Adal, with varying values. The value of Islamic dirham was 14 qirat. 10 dirham equals 7 mithqal (2.975 gm of silver). In the late Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkish: درهم), the standard dirham was 3.207 g; [1] 400 dirhem equal one oka.
The predecessor of the central bank was the Currency Board which was established on 19 May 1973. [3] This followed the creation of the UAE as an independent state in 1971. The original purpose of the UAE Currency Board was to issue an independent currency for the new state to replace the existing currencies in use: the Qatari riyal and the ...
In 1966, coins were introduced in the name of Qatar and Dubai for 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 dirhams. In 1973, a new series of coins was introduced in the same sizes and compositions as the earlier pieces but in the name of Qatar only. Only 25 and 50 dirham coins are now circulated, although smaller coins remain legal tender. [citation needed]
Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates also unearthed a trove of artifacts, including a “remarkable” metal figure, from the ruins of an ancient building.
Qatar and most of the Trucial States (after 1971, United Arab Emirates) adopted the Qatar and Dubai riyal, which was equal to the Gulf rupee prior to its devaluation, effectively the Indian rupee value. Abu Dhabi used the Bahraini dinar until 1973.
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