UAE’s new Dhs1,000 banknote issued, highlights space ambitions, energy diversification

UAE’s new Dhs1,000 banknote issued, highlights space ambitions, energy diversification

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has issued a new banknote of Dhs1,000 denomination, made of polymer for circulation in the market. The new banknote will be available at banks and exchange houses starting from April 10, according to the state news agency, . It is marked by different shades of brown – a throwback to the Dhs 1,000 banknote currently in circulation, making it easy for the public to identify. The fluorescent blue, which represents the UAE nation brand in the centre, and drawings and inscriptions were created using advanced intaglio printing techniques. The front of the new banknote depicts the image of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, next to a model of a space shuttle, inspired by his meeting with the pioneers of the American space agency NASA in 1974. This ambition was achieved in the Emirates Mars Mission ‘Hope Probe’ journey in 2021, and is reflected in the new banknote with an image of the “Emirates Mission to Explore Mars – the Hope Probe” at the top of the space shuttle. The image of an astronaut was added as a security mark that appears on the front side of the banknote, to express