The Central Bank of the UAE on Sunday announced that it will be issuing, with effect from Sunday, a commemorative dirham on the occasion of the accession day of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.
The Central Bank said that the new commemorative dirham will be put in circulation through its branches as per usual practice.
The following are the general specifications of the new commemorative dirham: 1. Diameter: 24.0 mm.
2. Weight: 6.10 gms.
3. Alloy: 5 Nickel.
20 Copper.
8 Nickel.
Plating deposit on steel core (Ni -Cu-Ni).
4. The face of the dirham unchanged.
5. The back of the dirham depicts the logo of this occasion.
Source: WAM