Issued to mark Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan receiving the inaugural Islamic Personality of the Year award from the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, this coin commemorates a recognition that Zayed himself had helped institutionalize through his patronage of Quranic education across the UAE and abroad. The award ceremony took place during Ramadan 2000, and the coin's release was timed accordingly.
Issued to mark Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan receiving the inaugural Islamic Personality of the Year award from the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, this coin commemorates a recognition that Zayed himself had helped institutionalize through his patronage of Quranic education across the UAE and abroad. The award ceremony took place during Ramadan 2000, and the coin's release was timed accordingly.