20/05/2016
Some informations about DIRHAM. (From UAE.)
ใใ Did you know? ใใ
โ The Dirham derives from the Greek word Drachmae, literally meaning โhandfulโ.
โ Before 1966, all the emirates used the Gulf rupee.
โ In the first year, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 fils, and 1 dirham. The 1, 5 and 10 fils were in bronze, with the higher denominations in cupro-nickel.
โ The coins were produced at the Royal Mint, UK, and the designs were created by English artist Geoffrey Colley.
โ In 1995, the 50 fils and 1 dirham coins were reduced in size, with the new 50 fils designed in heptagonal shape.
โ The value and numbers on the coins are written in Eastern Arabic numerals and the text is in Arabic.
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