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50 Dirhams - Khalifa Hamad / Mohammed
| Issuer | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 50 Dirhams |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features two portrait effigies juxtaposed: a colour photographic image of H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, the current ruler, appears at right, while a black-and-white portrait of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, the founding father, is depicted at left. The dates 1971 and 2021 appear in the field, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the United Arab Emirates. Inscriptions are rendered in both Arabic and Latin scripts. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2021 1971 |
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Issued to mark the transition in imagery between two rulers on a single denomination, this 2021 piece reflects the UAE's practice of periodically reissuing silver dirhams to acknowledge the ruling sheikh of Abu Dhabi alongside the head of state — a distinction that carries real constitutional weight in the federation's structure. The Central Bank has used the 50-dirham silver format selectively since the 1990s, typically tying releases to anniversaries or official commemorations rather than circulating need.