For those of you curious about Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, the local currency is the Dirham. At current exchange rates 100 Dirhams is worth about 22 euros/20 US dollars. Here is a photo of some of the currency:
UAE currency: Dirham
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For those of you curious about Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, the local currency is the Dirham. At current exchange rates 100 Dirhams is worth about 22 euros/20 US dollars. Here is a photo of some of the currency:
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6 responses to “UAE currency: Dirham”
At least they have the Latin numbers on the back!
Yes i would be lost without the english + latin numbers on one side!
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Dropped you a mail Niall
So, what can 100 Dirhams buy for a person over there? Give us an idea of what the buying power of the euro is.
And aren’t those numbers considered to be of Arabic notation? Aren’t Latin numbers the same as Roman numerals (i.e. XVII)?
Actually, the numbers we use i.e. 1,2,3… are Indian in origin which were taken by Arabs and introduced in Europe. In the earliest usage, there was no concept of a zero in Indian numerals.
Here’s a link that’ll make some interesting reading: http://www.laputanlogic.com/articles/2003/06/01-95210802.html