United Arab Emirates dirham

Emirati dirham
درهم إماراتي (Arabic)
Reverse of an Emirati one dirham coin
ISO 4217
CodeAED (numeric: 784)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Unitdirham
Pluraldirhams
Symbol
Denominations
Subunit
1100fils (فلس)
Plural
fils (فلس)fulus (فلوس)
BanknotesDhs5, Dhs10, Dhs20, Dhs50, Dhs100, Dhs200, Dhs500, Dhs1,000
Coins1 fils, 5 fils, 10 fils, 25 fils, 50 fils, Dh1
Freq. used25, 50 fils, Dh1
Rarely used1, 5, 10 fils
Demographics
Date of introduction1973
User(s) United Arab Emirates
Issuance
Central bankCentral Bank of the UAE
Websitewww.centralbank.ae/en/
Valuation
Inflation1.87%
SourceThe World Factbook, 2023
Pegged withUSD
US$1 = Dhs 3.6725

The dirham (/ˈdɪər(h)əm/; Arabic: درهم إماراتي, abbreviation: د.إ in Arabic, Dh (singular) and Dhs (plural) or DH in Latin; ISO code: AED) 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.