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1000 Dirhams - Khalifa Mother of the Nation
| Issuer | United Arab Emirates |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Central field features an elaborate stylised lotus flower bud emblem enclosing calligraphic Arabic text reading 'الإمارات' (Al Imarat / The Emirates), forming the commemorative logo for the honoring occasion. A bilingual Arabic and Latin legend surrounds the central device, with the date 2005 inscribed below the emblem. The lower arc carries the Latin inscription identifying the honoree, while the Arabic legends arc across the upper field referencing Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak and the dedicatory phrase. |
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| Reverse lettering | الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك أم الإمارات - تكريمك فخر لنا جميعاً [أم الإمارات] 2005 Honoring - Mother of the Nation Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak (Translation: Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Mother of the Nation - Honoring you is a pride for all of us Mother of the Nation) |
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Issued to honor Fatima bint Mubarak, the wife of UAE founder Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and mother of the current ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, this piece was struck the year Zayed himself died — August 2005 — giving it an unintended commemorative weight beyond its stated purpose. The "Mother of the Nation" title was formally conferred on Fatima bint Mubarak by federal decree, a rare official designation in Gulf monarchies where such honorifics are not casually granted.
At 40 grams of 22-karat gold, production was almost certainly limited, though the UAE Central Bank has historically been opaque about exact mintage figures for its prestige issues.