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50 Dirhams
| Issuer | United Arab Emirates Central Bank |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Currency | Dirham (1973-date) |
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| Obverse description | The right portion of the note is anchored by an Arabian oryx vignette set against a lilac and violet guilloche underprint, with the UAE Central Bank emblem positioned at centre. Arabic inscriptions identifying the issuing authority run along the top, with the denomination rendered in large script at centre and two manuscript signatures of bank officials in the lower half. Serial numbers in Arabic numerals appear at upper left and lower right. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed intaglio vignette of Al-Jahili Fort in Al Ain occupies the centre-right of the note, rendered in violet with carefully worked stonework and a cylindrical watchtower as its principal architectural element. A perched falcon is placed to the left of the fort composition, while denomination panels bearing the numeral '50' appear at the upper left and right corners. The issuing authority name in English runs across the top margin, with the denomination in English along the lower border. |
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The UAE's second banknote series — of which this is part — was introduced as the country moved away from its reliance on the Currency Board structure established at independence in 1973. Bradbury, Wilkinson had a long history of printing Gulf currency by this point, having handled issues for several regional states during the British withdrawal from the Gulf, which made them a natural choice for the young federation's early notes.
Pick 9 is notably scarcer in used grades than the lower denominations of the same series, reflecting the 50 dirham note's tendency toward short-term hoarding rather than active hand-to-hand circulation.