UAE National Day: New Dh1,000 currency note with special design unveiled

UAE National Day: New Dh1,000 currency note with special design unveiled

The UAE Central Bank unveiled a new Dh1,000 currency note on Friday as part of the country’s 51st National Day celebrations. Made of polymer using innovative designs and advanced security features, the banknote is the fourth in the Third Issuance of the National Currency Project, the Central Bank said. The banknote will be available in Central Bank branches and ATMs in the first half of 2023, while the current Dh1,000 note will continue to be in circulation. The front side of the banknote depicts the image of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan next to a model of a space shuttle. This was inspired by the meeting of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan with the pioneers of the American space agency NASA in 1976 to express the ambitions of the founding leader to position the UAE amongst the pioneering explorers of the space. This ambition was achieved in the Emirates Mars Mission ‘Hope Probe’ journey in 2021, and it was embodied in the new banknote by placing the image entitled “Emirates Mission to Explore Mars - the Hope Probe” at the top of the banknote, left of late Sheikh Zayed image. This dream was also