Banknotes
On 20 May 1973, the U.A.E. Currency Board introduced notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 dirham; a 1000 dirham note was issued on 3 January 1976. A second series of note was introduced in 1982 which omitted the 1 and 1000 dirham notes. 500 dirham notes were introduced in 1983, followed by 200 dirham in 1989. 1000 dirham notes were reintroduced in 2000. Banknotes are currently available in denominations of 5 (brown), 10 (green), 20 (light blue), 50 (purple), 100 (pink), 200 (green/brown), 500 (navy blue) and 1000 (greenish blue) dirham.
The obverse texts are written in Arabic with numbers in Eastern Arabic numerals; the reverse texts are in English with numbers in Arabic numerals. The 200 dirham denomination is scarce as it was only produced in 1989; any circulating today come from bank stocks. The 200 dirham denomination has since been reissued and is now in circulation since late May 2008 - it has been reissued in a different colour; Yellow/Brown to replace the older Green/Brown.
The Central Bank has released a new 50 dirham note. The security thread is a 3-mm wide, color-shifting windowed security thread with demetalized UAE 50, and it bears the new coat of arms which was adopted on 22 March 2008.
| 1982 Series | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Main Color | Dimensions (mm) | Description | ||
| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | |||
| 5 Dirham | Brown | 157 x 67 | Sharjah Central Souq also known as Islamic Souq, the Blue Souq or the central market (souq meaning market in Arabic) | Imam Salem Al Mutawa Mosque, which was formerly known as Al Jamaa mosque in Sharjah | ||
| 10 Dirham | Green | 147 x 62 | The khanjar (Arabic: خنجر) is the traditional dagger of Oman | a pilot farm | ||
| 20 dirham | Blue | 149 x 63 | The front face of the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club | Traditional trading dhow (called sama'a) | ||
| 50 dirham | Purple | 151 x 64 | an oryx (غزال) | Al Jahli Fort, a pre-Islamic fort in Al Ain | ||
| 100 dirham | Pink | 155 x 66 | Fahidi Fort | Dubai World Trade Centre building | ||
| 200 dirham | Green / Brown | 157 x 67 | the Zayed Sports City | Central Bank of the UAE Building | ||
| 500 dirham | Navy blue | 159 x 68 | a falcon's head | The Jumeirah Mosque, one of the best known mosques in the UAE | ||
| 1000 dirham | Greenish-blue | 163 X 70 | Al Hosn Palace | Abu Dhabi Corniche | ||
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