Emirati dirham in Djiboutian Franc

AED Emirati dirham

Country of application:
United Arab Emirates

Coin denominations in circulation:
5 fils, 10 fils, 25 fils, 50 fils, 1 dirham.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 50, 100, 500 dirhams.

History reference:
The UAE Dirham is the national currency of the United Arab Emirates. Before the introduction of the dirham in 1973, the Indian rupee, the Persian Gulf rupee, the Bahraini dinar and the riyals of Qata...r and Saudi Arabia were used as the official currency in the country in different years. DH or Dhs are other common informal names. One dirham could be exchanged for smaller coins - fils. On the front side of the fils, the value is indicated in Arabic, and on the back - the face value in numbers. Interestingly, in 1976, the UAE government produced coins with portraits of famous leaders. Today, these coins are the subject of a collection. The UAE Dirham is the national currency of the United Arab Emirates. Before the introduction of the dirham in 1973, the Indian rupee, the Persian Gulf rupee, the Bahraini dinar and the riyals of Qatar and Saudi Arabia were used as the official currency in the country in different years. DH or Dhs are other common informal names. One dirham could be exchanged for smaller coins - fils. On the front side of the fils, the value is indicated in Arabic, and on the back - the face value in numbers. Interestingly, in 1976, the UAE government produced coins with portraits of famous leaders. Today, these coins are the subject of a collection.

DJF Djiboutian Franc

Country of application:
Djibouti

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500 Djibouti franc.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000 Djibouti franc.

History reference:
The Djibouti Franc is the national currency and fiat (fiduciary) money of the Republic of Djibouti, a state in East Africa. The Djibouti franc replaced the official currency of France, the French fra...nc, in 1977 upon independence. In 1952, the State Treasury took over the production of paper money. The change of French Somalilands name in 1967 to the French Territory of Afar and Issas was reflected on both the territorys coins and banknotes. In 1971 and 1973, the franc was revalued against the US dollar, first to 197.466 per dollar, then to 177.721 dollars, and the rate has remained the same ever since. Further changes in coin and banknote design followed independence in 1977.