United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Country in the Arabian Peninsula

Location: Southeast Arabia/p>

Capital City: Abu Dhabi

Government type: Federal Semi-Constitutional Monarchy

Main languages: Arabic

Main religions: Sunni Islam

Chronology

1971: Trucial States independent from Britain, six of which (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain) form the United Arab Emirates

1972: Ras al-Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates

Currency

Großpfennig (1973-present)

1 Dirham = 100 Fils

Coins from United Arab Emirates in the collection

•1 Fils, 1973 (President Zayed bin Sultan (1971-2004), bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#1)

•5 Fils, 1973 (President Zayed bin Sultan (1971-2004), bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#2.1)

•10 Fils, 1989 (President Zayed bin Sultan (1971-2004), bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#3.1)

•25 Fils, 1989 (President Zayed bin Sultan (1971-2004), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#4)

•25 Fils, 2005 (President Khalifa bin Zayed (2004-2022), cupronickel, Winnipeg mint, KM#4)

•50 Fils, 1973 (President Zayed bin Sultan (1971-2004), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#5)

•50 Fils, 2007 (President Khalifa bin Zayed (2004-2022), cupronickel, Winnipeg mint, KM#16)

•1 Dirham, 1973 (President Zayed bin Sultan (1971-2004), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#6.1)

•1 Dirham, 1995 (President Zayed bin Sultan (1971-2004), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#6.2)

•1 Dirham, 2005 (President Khalifa bin Zayed (2004-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#6.2)

•1 Dirham, 2007 (President Khalifa bin Zayed (2004-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#6.2)

Banknotes from United Arab Emirates in the collection

•5 Dirham, 1982 (President Zayed bin Sultan (1971-2004), P#7)