50 Dirhams

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.