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1 Fils - Zayed / Khalifa FAO, non-magnetic
| Issuer | United Arab Emirates Currency Board |
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| Year | 1973-2005 |
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| Value | 1 Fils |
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| Obverse description | The central field bears the denomination rendered in large Arabic numerals (١) above the Arabic word فلس (fils), occupying the majority of the coin's face. Surrounding the denomination, a circular legend in Arabic script along the upper arc reads الامارات العربية المتحدة (United Arab Emirates), while the Latin legend UNITED ARAB EMIRATES runs along the lower arc. The design is clean and typographic, with no pictorial elements on this face. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The UAE Currency Board issued this piece in 1973 as part of the federation's first coinage series, just two years after the seven emirates formally unified. The FAO designation ties it to the Food and Agriculture Organization's long-running program of co-opting national coinage as agricultural awareness messaging — a scheme that persuaded dozens of newly independent states to embed FAO themes into their inaugural coin designs during the 1970s.
Attribution between Zayed and Khalifa issues requires attention to the emission date, as the series ran continuously across the transition of authority. The non-magnetic bronze composition distinguishes earlier strikes from later reformulated planchets.