The CBUAE has introduced a new polymer AED 1000 banknote into circulation from April 10, 2023. The banknote showcases the UAE’s achievements and success story with cultural and development symbols, reflecting the country’s position as a global leader.
The banknote design incorporates advanced intaglio printing techniques with brown shades, similar to the current AED 1000 banknote, to make it recognizable.
It also features fluorescent blue marks of the UAE nation brand and an image of H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on the front, alongside a model of a space shuttle. The design represents the UAE’s forward-looking vision and its leadership in space exploration.
This ambition was achieved in the Emirates Mars Mission “Hope Probe” journey in 2021, and it was embodied in the new banknote by placing an image of the “Emirates Mission to Explore Mars – the Hope Probe” at the top of the space shuttle, and the image of an astronaut added as a security mark that appears on the front side of the banknote, to express the arrival of the first Emirati astronaut to the space.
The back of the new banknote features an image of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi, which will play a key role in diversifying energy sources in the country and reducing carbon emissions.
To enhance consumers’ confidence and to combat counterfeiting of the national currency, the new banknote features advanced security features that include modern technologies such as SPARK Flow® DIMENSIONS, which is used for the first time in banknotes circulated in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Furthermore, the UAE is the first in the MENA region to issue the largest multi-coloured KINEGRAM surface applied foil stripe in the new banknote issue.
In addition to the distinct visual effects in terms of security and design, the CBUAE added prominent symbols in Braille to help blind and visually impaired consumers to identify the banknote’s value, according to WAM.
The new banknote will be in circulation alongside the current AED1000 note whose value is guaranteed by UAE law.
