Монеты ОАЭот Труциальных государств до современного дирхама

The Trucial States — seven sheikhdoms along the Persian Gulf coast — used Indian currency until 1966, when Qatar & Dubai introduced a joint riyal series. That coinage lasted only until federation in 1971. The UAE's own currency launched in AH 1393 (1973) with a clean decimal system: 100 fils to the dirham. The bronze 1, 5, and 10 fils and the cupro-nickel 25 and 50 fils remained virtually unchanged for two decades. The 1 dirham, featuring the iconic jug motif, is one of the most recognized circulation coins in the Middle East. Since 1998, the UAE has issued dozens of commemorative dirhams — from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to Expo 2020 — making it one of the most actively collected modern series in Arabian numismatics.