Catalog
50 Dirhams
| Issuer | United Arab Emirates Central Bank |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Size | 150 × 64 mm |
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| Obverse description | The right portion of the note is anchored by an Arabian oryx vignette set against a lilac and violet guilloche underprint, with the UAE Central Bank emblem positioned at centre. Arabic inscriptions identifying the issuing authority run along the top, with the denomination rendered in large script at centre and two manuscript signatures of bank officials in the lower half. Serial numbers in Arabic numerals appear at upper left and lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | الإمارات العربية المتحدة / المصرف المركزي / خمسون درهماً |
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The UAE's second banknote series — of which this is part — was introduced as the country moved away from its reliance on the Currency Board structure established at independence in 1973. Bradbury, Wilkinson had a long history of printing Gulf currency by this point, having handled issues for several regional states during the British withdrawal from the Gulf, which made them a natural choice for the young federation's early notes.
Pick 9 is notably scarcer in used grades than the lower denominations of the same series, reflecting the 50 dirham note's tendency toward short-term hoarding rather than active hand-to-hand circulation.