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500 Dirhams Silver Arms, narrow security thread
| Issuer | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates |
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| Year | 1427-2008 |
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| Value | 500 Dirhams |
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| Obverse description | A saker falcon vignette occupies the right portion of the note against a multicolour guilloche underprint, with the UAE arms in silver at upper centre. Arabic inscriptions identifying the Central Bank and denomination appear across the upper and central fields, flanked by ornate arabesque borders and denomination numerals at left and right margins. Two facsimile signatures appear at lower centre, with their respective titles in Arabic below. |
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| Reverse description | The Jumeirah Mosque rendered in detailed line engraving occupies the central and right portions of the note, set against a soft multicolour guilloche background. A saker falcon perches at the left, rendered in blue intaglio tones with geometric arabesque panels framing both side margins. The English denomination and issuer name are lettered along the upper and lower borders, with the Hijri/Gregorian date printed at lower centre. |
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Pick 32 replaced the earlier 500 Dirham issue (Pick 29) and is distinguished primarily by its narrower embedded security thread — a subtle but catalogically significant change that separates it from otherwise nearly identical notes in the series. The UAE's 500 Dirham denomination has always sat at the practical ceiling of everyday high-value transactions in the Emirates, and the Central Bank has been methodical about incremental security upgrades rather than full redesigns.
The dual dating — 1427 AH alongside 2008 CE — reflects standard Gulf state practice of maintaining Islamic calendar primacy on official documents.