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1000 Dirhams
| Issuer | United Arab Emirates Currency Board |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Value | 1000 Dirhams (1000 AED) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette carries the large Arabic denomination 'Alf Dirham' (One Thousand Dirhams) within an ornate guilloche underprint, flanked by a circular emblem at left incorporating a dhow, oil derrick, palm tree, and camel caravan — symbols of the Emirates' heritage and economy. Arabic inscriptions of the issuing authority appear in the upper register, with a serial number repeated at upper right and lower left. Two signature facsimiles of Currency Board officials appear at lower centre-right. |
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| Reverse lettering | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CURRENCY BOARD ONE THOUSAND DIRHAMS ABU-DHABI DUBAI SHARJAH AJMAN UM AL QIWAIN FUJEIRA RAS AL KHAIMA ABU-DHABI DUBAI 1000 |
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The UAE Currency Board's 1973 series was the first autonomous currency issue of the newly federated state, which had only formed in December 1971. Thomas De La Rue handled the complete series from its London facility, a common arrangement for Gulf states establishing central monetary infrastructure in this period. The 1000 Dirham denomination was the highest in that inaugural set — a significant face value that kept most examples out of everyday commerce and, consequently, in better condition than the lower denominations.
The Currency Board itself was a transitional institution, later absorbed into the Central Bank of the UAE when it was established in 1980. Notes from this 1973 issue were progressively withdrawn after that point.