United Arab Emirates dirham

Also known as AED, Emirati dirham, UAE dirham, U.A.E. dirham, Dirham (1973-date)

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The United Arab Emirates dirham is the official money used in the UAE, one of the wealthiest countries in the Middle East. It matters because it's essential for buying goods and services there, and its value is tied to the US dollar, making it stable for international business and trade.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Dirham
Country: United Arab Emirates

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applies to jurisdiction: United Arab Emirates
unit symbol: DH
Commons category: Money of the United Arab Emirates
central bank/issuer: Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
price: 0.2722
start time: 1973-00-00
conversion to standard unit: 0.4746084480303749
subdivision of this unit: fils

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Encyclopedic overview

The Emirati dirham (symbol: ; currency code: AED; /ˈdɪər(h)əm/;) Arabic: درهم إماراتي, abbreviation: د.إ in Arabic, Dh; is the official currency of the United Arab Emirates. The dirham is subdivided into 100 fils (فلس). It is pegged to the United States dollar at a constant exchange rate of approximately 3.67 AED to 1 USD. In March 2025, the UAE Central Bank announced the creation of a Dirham currency symbol, , derived from the Latin letter D crossed with two horizontal lines.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “United Arab Emirates dirham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.