United Arab Emirates dirham
| درهم إماراتي (Arabic) | |
|---|---|
Reverse of an Emirati one dirham coin | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | AED (numeric: 784) |
| Subunit | 0.01 |
| Unit | |
| Unit | dirham |
| Plural | dirhams |
| Symbol | |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | fils (فلس) |
| Plural | |
| fils (فلس) | fulus (فلوس) |
| Banknotes | Dhs5, Dhs10, Dhs20, Dhs50, Dhs100, Dhs200, Dhs500, Dhs1,000 |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 25, 50 fils, Dh1 |
| Rarely used | 1, 5, 10 fils |
| Demographics | |
| Date of introduction | 1973 |
| User(s) | United Arab Emirates |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Central Bank of the UAE |
| Website | www |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | 1.87% |
| Source | The World Factbook, 2023 |
| Pegged with | USD US$1 = Dhs 3.6725 |
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.