A brief history of the UAE currency, born almost 50 years ago – The National
- Date: 27-May-2022
- Source: The National
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:UAE
A brief history of the UAE currency, born almost 50 years ago – The National
Money in the UAE is about far more than material wealth.
A clock tower and police fort in Sharjah. A bird's eye view of Umm Al Quwain. The Ruler's palace in Ajman. A harbour in Ras Al Khaimah.
These were some of the images displayed on the UAE's first-issue banknotes, which came into being on May 19, 1973, nearly two years after the nation was unified.