UAE Launches New AED1,000 Banknote to Celebrate 51st National Day

Publish date: Thursday، 22 December 2022 Last update: Thursday، 30 November 2023

To celebrate the 51st National Day UAE has launched a new Dh1,000 banknote. The note is made of polymer and has advanced security features.

The new note will enter into circulation during the first half of 2023. The UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the country's soaring space ambitions are some of the details on the note.

The front side of the note bears the image of Sheikh Zayed, the country's first president, next to the model of a space shuttle and incudes a nod to the Emirates Mars Mission and Maj Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati astronaut to journey to space.

Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is also highlighted in the note, it is central to efforts to switch focus to renewable energies and safeguard the environment.

المصرف المركزي يصدر ورقة نقدية جديدة من فئة الـ 1000 درهم، مصنوعة من مادة البوليمر، وبتصاميم مبتكرة وخصائص أمنية حديثة ومتطورة، تماشياً مع رؤية القيادة الرشيدة، واستراتيجية #الإمارات وتطلعاتها المستقبلية، وتزامناً مع الاحتفالات بـ #عيدـالاتحاد51?? #وام_اقتصاد pic.twitter.com/xGsUTOOrMA
— وام الاقتصادية (@BusinessWam) December 2, 2022

Authorities said the current Dh1,000 cash note will remain in circulation even after the new version is made available at Central Bank branches and in cash machines.

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UAE Launches New AED1,000 Banknote to Celebrate 51st National Day

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