UAE dirham
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- AED
- Ancestry branch
- Indian rupee
Its place in the family
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UAE dirham
This currencyChildren 0
No successor is established here.
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UAE dirham
Other founding predecessors: Bahraini dinar (Documented). Explore every incoming path →
Qatar and Dubai riyal
1 later contribution joined this currency. See those connections →
Indian rupee
1 later contribution joined this currency. See those connections →
Calcutta sicca rupee
Mughal rupee–dam accounting
Earlier ancestry is not established here.
The story
The UAE Currency Board first issued UAE currency on May 19, 1973. The issuer explicitly excepts the 1,000-dirham note, which entered circulation in January 1976. [1]
Turning points
Multiple currency unification
Qatar–Dubai riyals converted into UAE dirhams at par. The non-Abu Dhabi branch; day precision remains unresolved. [2]
Multiple currency unification
Abu Dhabi converted Bahraini dinars into ten UAE dirhams each. Territorial adoption, not replacement of Bahrain’s currency in Bahrain. [3]
Sources and evidence
- Central Bank of the UAE · Museum — Currencies in circulation in the UAE
- Central Bank of the UAE · Our History; Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025
- Central Bank of the UAE · Our History; Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025
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“UAE dirham.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-14; data version v49. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000303.html