UAE dirham exchange rate
WE SELL RATE HISTORY OF UAE DIRHAM
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UAE DIRHAM INFO
The UAE Dirham is the official currency of the United Arab Emirates.
Notes: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 dirhams
Coins: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 fils and 1 dirham
Subunit: fils
Code: AED
Symbol: د.إ
Main Exchanges
If you are going to visit Dubai, Abu Dabi or any other city of the United Arab Emirates you will need to exchange your Euros to Dirhams. In Eurochange you can buy your United Arab Emirates Dirhams at the best price and with total availability. Buy them now online or find the nearest exchange office with the service to buy currencies.
About the United Arab Emirates Dirham
The United Arab Emirates Dirham (or UAE Dirham) is the official currency of the United Arab Emirates. The ISO 4217 CODE is EAD although to mark the prices it is common to see the abbreviations Dh. or Dhs. A Dirham is divided into 100 fils.
History of the currency of the United Arab Emirates
The Emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates and, therefore, where you will have to use this currency, are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaywayn.
In 1971, the year in which the British Empire decolonized the area, the union of the seven territories was signed and, in 1973, the Dirham was introduced as the legal tender currency. At this time it replaced the Qatari Riyal in all Emirates except in Abu Dhabi where the Bareini Dinar had been used. The Qatar Riyal and the Bareini Dinar were the coins that had been used in the emirates since 1966. Before this date the official currency had been the Gulf Rupee.
UAE Dirham coins and banknotes
The legal tender notes of United Arab Emirates Dirham are 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Dirhams. In them appear images of landscapes of the area as well as the characteristic fauna such as Al-Hosn Palace, the Abu Dhabi skyline, a Mosque in Dubai, the building of the Sharia Court, the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, the UAE Central Bank building, the Al Fahidie Fort, the Dubai World Trade Center, the Al-Jahilie Fort, the Dubai Golf and Yacht Club or the Central Souk Shopping Center. Birds also appear as different types of hawks, emblem of the Bedouin culture, very representative of the region. Or an oryx of Arabia, a kind of native antelope.
On the obverse of the notes, the texts and numbers appear in Arabic but on the back they appear in English, thus facilitating the understanding of tourists and non-Arabic speakers. The Central Bank of the UAE is the entity in charge of its issuance.
There is also a 100 Dírhams commemorative note. It shows the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi, named in honor of the founding father. And new polymer banknotes.
NOTES OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DIRHAM IN CIRCULATION
Circulating coins of United Arab Emirates Dirham are 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 fils and 1 Dirham. On the head of the coins are represented typical images of the area (an oasis with palm trees, a variety of emperor fish, a dhow that is a typical boat of the area, a gazelle, an oil refinery and a teapot respectively) and together to them the year of minting appears. On the tail appears the face value of each coin written in Arabic ("فلس 1", "فلس 5", "فلس 10", "فلس 25", "فلس 50" and "درهم 1" respectively) and the inscription "Emirates Arabs United "also in Arabic (الإمارات العربية المتحدة) and in English (United Arab Emirates). Unlike banknotes, on the coins, the number appears only in Arabic numbers. So you should be aware of the basic numbers to understand a little the amounts of the dirhams of UAE Dirham.
How many Dirhams should I take to the United Arab Emirates?
If you are going to the United Arab Emirates and you have doubts about how much money to take to the Emirates, we can help you. Our clients usually take about 550 Euros in the United Arab Emirates Dirhams. To calculate the approximate amount of money you might need for your trip you must take into account if, once in your destination, you have to pay hotels, rental cars, excursions or tickets, or if you will only have the most common expenses of the day, such as food, public transport or shopping.
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