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In 1973, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 fils and 1 dirham. The 1, 5, and 10 fils are struck in bronze, with the higher denominations in cupro-nickel. The fils coins were the same size and composition as the corresponding Qatar and Dubai dirham coins.
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 Arabs introduced their own coins. The Islamic dirham was 8 daniq. [6] The dirham was struck in many Mediterranean countries, including Al-Andalus (Moorish Spain) and the Byzantine Empire (miliaresion), and could be used as currency in Europe between the 10th and 12th centuries, notably in areas with Viking connections, such as Viking York ...
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 ...
"United Arab Emirates Time Line", Atlas of the Middle East, Washington DC: US Central Intelligence Agency, 1993 – via University of Texas, Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection "UAE". Political Chronology of the Middle East. Europa Publications. 2001. ISBN 978-1-135-35673-6. Malcolm C. Peck (2007). "Chronology".
In October 1971, the Bank of Jamaica asked the RCM to produce a commemorative ten-dollar coin in sterling silver, and a twenty-dollar gold coin of proof quality. Also in 1971, the RCM made coins for the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and the Isle of Man. [ 3 ] : 14 An order for 100 million general circulation five-centime and ten-centimo ...
Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates also unearthed a trove of artifacts, including a “remarkable” metal figure, from the ruins of an ancient building.
Present currency ISO 4217 code Country or dependency (administrating country) Currency symbol Algerian dinar: DZD Algeria: دج (Arabic) or DA (Latin) Bahraini dinar [1] BHD Bahrain.د.ب [2] Iraqi dinar [3] IQD Iraq: ع.د [4] Jordanian dinar [5] JOD Jordan: ينار [6] Kuwaiti dinar [7] KWD Kuwait: ك [7] Tunisian dinar: TND Tunisia