Catalog
1000 Dirhams
| Issuer | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates |
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| Year | 2006-2016 |
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| Reference(s) | P#33 |
| Obverse description | The right half of the obverse is dominated by a vignette of Al Hosn Palace (White Fort) in Abu Dhabi, rendered in fine intaglio with palm trees to its left and the UAE coat of arms at upper right. At centre, the Arabic denomination الف درهم (One Thousand Dirhams) is set within a purple guilloche underprint, flanked by ornate rosettes and latticework in green and lilac. The UAE Central Bank emblem appears at the top centre, with Arabic inscriptions identifying the issuing authority and legal tender clause running below. |
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| Obverse lettering | الإمارات العربية المتحدة المصرف المركزي ألف درهم ورقة نقدية حكومية القيمة هي القانون رئيس مجلس الإدارة والوزير المالية ١٠٠٠ |
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The 1000 dirham note is the highest denomination in regular UAE circulation, and its existence reflects the emirate system's tolerance for large-denomination cash transactions that most Western central banks have quietly phased out. Introduced in this format as part of a series refresh, P#33 carries a windowed security thread — a feature Giesecke & Devrient had been pushing into Gulf currency contracts during the mid-2000s, as regional central banks upgraded against increasingly sophisticated counterfeiting.
Cotton substrate on a note this size, at this value, was a deliberate choice over polymer — the UAE has consistently resisted the polymer shift that neighbors like Bahrain briefly explored.