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1 Dirham - Zayed 1990 World Cup
| Issuer | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates |
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| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dynamic, stylized figure of a winged footballer dressed in traditional Arabian headgear (kufiya), depicted in mid-kick with a football to the left of the figure. Large decorative wings extend from the player's back, rendered in fine feather detail, evoking both the falcon — a national symbol of the UAE — and athletic flight. A curved ground element beneath the figure suggests a stadium setting. The Arabic legend 'الإمارات - إيطاليا ٩٠' (The Emirates – Italy 90) is inscribed along the lower exergue, commemorating the UAE's participation in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. |
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| Reverse lettering | الإمارات - إيطاليا ٩٠ |
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The 1990 FIFA World Cup, held in Italy, prompted a wave of commemorative coinage across the Arab world. The UAE's participation in this issue reflects the federation's broader mid-period effort to build a coinage identity through topical commemoratives rather than purely circulatory series. KM#15 is frequently conflated by collectors with the standard Zayed dirham issues of the same period, though the commemorative context distinguishes it catalogically.