United Arab Emirates dirham


































United Arab Emirates dirham
درهم إماراتي (in Arabic)
ISO 4217
CodeAED
Denominations
Subunit

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 ​1100

fils (فلس)
Symbolد.إ
Banknotes


 Freq. used
5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 dirhams


 Rarely used
1000 dirhams
Coins


 Freq. used
25 fils, 50 fils, 1 dirham


 Rarely used
1 fils (discontinued), 5 fils, 10 fils
Demographics
User(s)
 United Arab Emirates
Issuance
Central bankCentral Bank of the UAE


 Website
www.centralbank.ae
Valuation
Inflation2.5%


 Source

The World Factbook, 2011 est.
Pegged with
USD[1]

1 USD = 3.6725 AED

The United Arab Emirates dirham (Arabic: درهم‎, sign: د.إ; code: AED), also known as simply the Emirati dirham, is the currency of the United Arab Emirates. The term dirham is officially abbreviated "AED", while unofficial abbreviations include "DH" or "Dhs.". The dirham is subdivided into 100 fils (فلس).




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Coins

    • 2.1 Issues with fraud



  • 3 Banknotes


  • 4 Exchange rates


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




History



The name dirham is an Arabic word. Due to centuries of trade and usage of the currency, dirham survived through the Ottoman Empire.


The United Arab Emirates dirham was introduced on 19 May 1973. It replaced the Qatar and Dubai riyal at par. The Qatar and Dubai riyal had circulated since 1966 in all of the emirates except Abu Dhabi, where the dirham replaced the Bahraini dinar at 1 dirham = 1/10 dinar. Before 1966, all the emirates that were to form the UAE used the Gulf rupee. As in Qatar, the emirates briefly adopted the Saudi riyal during the transition from the Gulf rupee to the Qatar and Dubai riyal.



Coins


In 1973, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 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 same size and composition as the corresponding Qatar and Dubai dirham coins. In 1995, the 5 fils, 10 fils, 50 fils, and 1 dirham coins were reduced in size, with the new 50 fils being curve-equilateral-heptagonal shaped.


The value and numbers on the coins are written in Eastern Arabic numerals and the text is in Arabic. The 1, 5 and 10 fils coins are rarely used in everyday life, so all amounts are rounded up or down to the nearest multiples of 25 fils. The 1 fils coin is a rarity and does not circulate significantly. In making change there is a risk of confusing the old 50 fils coin for the modern 1 dirham coin because the coins are almost the same size.


Since 1976 the Currency Board of the United Arab Emirates has minted several commemorative coins celebrating different events and rulers of the United Arab Emirates. For details, see Commemorative coins of the United Arab Emirates dirham.




The front of a one dirham coin from the United Arab Emirates















































ImageValueTechnical parametersDescription
Obverse
Reverse
DiameterThicknessWeightEdge
ShapeObverseReverse

UAE 25 Fil Coin (Front).jpg

UAE 25 Fil Coin (Back).jpg
فلس25
20 mm
1.5 mm
3.5 g
Milled
Circular
A Gazelle facing left, with Hijri and Gregorian year of mint below.
Lettering: "الامارات العربية المتحدة", below it "٢٥", below it "فلساً" and below it "UNITED ARAB EMIRATES"

UAE 50 Fil Coin (Front).jpg

UAE 50 Fil Coin (Back).jpg
فلس50
21 mm
1.7 mm
4.4 g
Smooth
Heptagon
Three oil derricks, with Hijri and Gregorian year of mint below.
Lettering: "الامارات العربية المتحدة", below it "٥۰", below it "فلساً" and below it "UNITED ARAB EMIRATES"

UAE 1 Dirham Coin (Front).jpg

UAE 1 Dirham Coin (Back).jpg
د.إ1
24 mm
2 mm
6.1 g
Milled
Circular
A Dallah, with Hijri and Gregorian year of mint below.
Lettering: "الامارات العربية المتحدة", below it "١", below it "درهم" and below it "UNITED ARAB EMIRATES"


Issues with fraud


By August 2006 it became publicly known that the Philippine one peso coin is the same size as one dirham.[2] As 1 peso is only worth 8 fils, this has led to vending machine fraud in the UAE.
Pakistan's 5 rupee coin, the Omani 50 Baisa coin and the Moroccan 1 dirham are also the same size as the U.A.E. one dirham coin. A falcon watermark is present on all dirham notes to prevent fraud.



Banknotes


On 20 May 1973, the U.A.E. Currency Board introduced notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 dirhams; a 1000 dirham note was issued on 3 January 1976.[3] 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) dirhams.


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.[4] The United Arab Emirates 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.




























































2003 series
ImageValueMain ColorDimensions (mm)Description
ObverseReverseObverseReverse

[1]
5د.إ
Brown
143 × 60
Sharjah Central Souq also known as Islamic Souq, the Blue Souq or the central market
Imam Salem Al Mutawa Mosque, which was formerly known as Al Jamaa mosque in Sharjah

[2]
10د.إ
Green
147 × 62
A khanjar
A pilot farm

[3]
20د.إ
Blue
149 × 63
The front face of the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club
Traditional trading dhow (called sama'a)

[4]
50د.إ
Purple
151 × 64
an oryx
Al Jahli Fort, a pre-Islamic fort in Al Ain

[5]
100د.إ
Pink
155 × 66

Al Fahidi Fort

Dubai World Trade Centre building

[6]
200د.إ
Brown
157 × 67
the Zayed Sports City Stadium and the Sharia court building
The Central Bank of the UAE building in Abu Dhabi

[7]
500د.إ
Navy blue
159 × 68

Saker falcon
The Jumeirah Mosque

[8]
1000د.إ
Brown
163 × 70

Qasr al-Hosn
view of Abu Dhabi skyline


Exchange rates


On January 28, 1978, the dirham was officially pegged to the IMF's special drawing rights (SDRs).[5] In practice, it is pegged to the U.S. dollar for most of the time.[6] Since November 1997, the dirham has been pegged to the 1 U.S. dollar = 3.6725 dirhams,[7] which translates to approximately 1 dirham = 0.272294 dollar.













Current AED exchange rates
From Google Finance:

AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD INR
From Yahoo! Finance:

AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD INR
From XE:

AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD INR
From OANDA:

AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD INR
From fxtop.com:

AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY USD INR

Note: Rates obtained from these websites may contradict with pegged rate mentioned above



See also



  • Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

  • Economy of the United Arab Emirates


References




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  2. ^ Menon, Sunita (2006-08-01). "Hey presto! A Peso's as good as a Dirham". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2014-09-14.


  3. ^ Linzmayer, Owen (2012). "United Arab Emirates". The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com.


  4. ^ url="Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2008.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  5. ^ Dynamic Growth of the UAE Monetary and Banking Sector, Central Bank of the UAE Archived May 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine


  6. ^ Tables of modern monetary history: Asia Archived February 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


  7. ^ Statistical Bulletin, Quarterly July – Sep. 2005, Central Bank of the UAE Vol. 25, No. 3




External links


  • United Arab Emirates Commemorative Coins

  • UAE Dirham Currency Converter




Preceded by:
Qatari and Dubai riyal
Location: Trucial States except for Abu Dhabi
Reason: formed United Arab Emirates (in 1971)
Ratio: at par

Currency of United Arab Emirates
1973 –
Succeeded by:
Current
Preceded by:
Bahraini dinar
Location: Abu Dhabi
Reason: formed United Arab Emirates (in 1971)
Ratio: 1 dirham = 0.1 dinar







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