United Arab Emirates new 1,000-dirham polymer note (B251a) confirmed introduced on 10.04.2023

B251 (PNL): 1,000 dirhams (US$272)

Brown. Front: Arabic text; Emirates logo; Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan; Emirates Mars Mission “Hope Probe;” NASA space shuttle on launch pad; rosette as registration device. Back: English text; rosette; Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi. Kinegram foil stripe with astronaut. Watermark: None. Printer: (Oumolat Security Printing). 163 x 66 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).

a. 1444/2022. Sig. 5. Intro: 10.04.2023.

Courtesy of Christof Zellweger, Cristian Bold, and Mike Plakhov.