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5 Dirhams - Zayed 15th Hijrah Century
| Issuer | United Arab Emirates Central Bank |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | الامارات العربية المتحدة UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Translation: United Arab Emirates) |
| Reverse description | The large numeral ١٥ (15) dominates the center field in bold Arabic-Indic numerals, commemorating the 15th Hijri century. The Hijri date ١٤٠١ هـ appears to the right and the Gregorian date ١٩٨١ م to the left of the central numeral. The denomination ٥ دراهم (5 Dirhams) is inscribed in Arabic below the central numeral. The commemorative legend القرن الهجري الخامس عشر (The Fifteenth Hijri Century) curves along the upper periphery of the 15-sided flan. |
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Issued to mark the start of the 15th Hijri century — 1401 AH, corresponding to late 1980 — this commemorative was part of a broader pattern across the Islamic world of treating the centennial as a moment of institutional recognition. The UAE Central Bank was barely a decade old at the time of striking, having been established in 1980 to replace the Currency Board. Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who had unified the seven emirates in 1971, remained the dominant political force behind such commemorative decisions.
KM#9 is not rare, but genuine circulated examples are less common than the mintage might suggest — most were set aside on issue.