The"500" Dirham is the best release of a 2025 cash paper in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

2025/02/20 9:56:06 PM

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Abu Dhabi, February 20 / WAM / The United Arab Emirates Central Bank won the award for the “Best Cash Paragraph for the year 2025” of the 500 dirhams in the region of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

According to a press release issued today, the announcement of the award came during the “High Security Printing Emea” conference in the Swiss city of Basel in early February 2025, where the 500 -dirham monetary paper is characterized by a design that reflects The UAE’s march in the field of sustainability, and embodies the commitment of the firm central bank By enhancing sustainable solutions in the financial sector.

This new achievement of the central bank comes as part of its keenness to use the latest technical specifications and advanced security marks in the design of the new 500 dirham banknote, which is characterized by 3D designs, advanced security features and modern technologies.

The central bank used these technologies in the category of 1000 dirhams as well, which won the “Best Cash Edition of 2023” award, which confirms the leadership of the UAE as the first country in the Middle East region to use the largest number of chips in its cash papers.

This banknote is printed from the third version by the “Security Printing Printing Company”, which is affiliated with the central bank, and entered into use on November 30, 2023. This version comes in line with the vision of the rational leadership to accelerate the process of shift towards the green economy to ensure a future based on sustainable development .

In a strategic step towards promoting sustainability, the central bank chose polymer in the manufacture of new banknotes, as it is more durable and sustainable than traditional banknotes, and this material is completely recycling, thus reducing its impact on the environment.

The front face of the 500 dirham category of category includes the image of the Terra sustainability wing in Expo, Dubai, to emphasize the UAE’s commitment to build a sustainable future inspired by the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, ”which is based on sustainability.

The back of the cash paper includes the image of the “Future Museum” building in Dubai, which was designed to be an architectural and engineering masterpiece that arrives in the past in the future. On the back, pictures of prominent landmarks such as “Emirates Towers” and “Burj Khalifa” are on the right of the paper, which is the longest building in The world is 828 meters high and is considered a model of sustainability by its reliance significantly on solar energy.

The central bank also included prominent symbols by “Brail” to help customers of the blind and visually identify the banknotes and determining its value.

“The Emirates Central Bank won the award for the best issuance of a cash paper for the year 2025 for the 500 -dirham category of category Innovation, and our commitment to inclusiveness ensures that our papers are Cash is available to everyone by adding Braille symbols to help blind customers and vision and visually.