AED Cash Counter for UAE Dirham Notes and Coins

The AED Cash Counter adds UAE dirham notes and coins without treating a design change as a new denomination. Sort the physical cash, enter whole non-negative piece counts, and compare each subtotal with its note stack or coin group. The visible table and live calculator both use the reviewed AED definition and integer fils, so their face values and arithmetic stay aligned.

Count the current face values, not every design

The default banknote rows are AED5, AED10, AED20, AED50, AED100, AED200, AED500, and AED1,000. The default coins are 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 fils plus AED1. CBUAE's Circulated Currency page was accessed on 29 August 2026 and lists the current paper and polymer issues behind those values.

Several denominations can appear in both materials during the third-issue transition. A paper AED50 and polymer AED50 still belong in one AED50 note row. CBUAE's AED1,000 leaflet dated 2 December 2022 states this directly for that value, and the current list also shows polymer launches at other face values, including the AED100 note issued for circulation from 24 March 2025.

Material, issue year, and security artwork can help identify a note, but they do not change its mathematical face value. This page cannot authenticate an item; refer uncertainty to CBUAE guidance and the relevant cash-handling process before entering it.

Current values do not revive every first-series note

CBUAE's Museum records the old Currency Board series and the expiry of its replacement periods. The first-series AED1 banknote's period ended on 30 July 1988. It stays excluded even though a current AED1 coin exists. A paper note cannot be moved into the coin row simply because both show the number one.

Other first-series notes also overlap face values printed on current currency. The default table describes current issues, not a blanket promise that every historic AED5, AED10, AED50, AED100, or AED1,000 design remains countable. Set an old or uncertain piece aside for identification rather than treating a matching numeral as enough evidence.

Coin acceptance and drawer inventory answer different questions

The production source now points to in-force CBUAE Rulebook Article 54 under Federal Decree-Law No. 6 of 2025, effective 16 September 2025. It says CBUAE notes are legal tender for their full face value, while coin payments have an AED50 limit; CBUAE itself accepts its coins without that amount limit.

That payment rule does not cap what a till, safe, or deposit preparation can physically contain. The calculator totals the coins in the inventory and does not offer a legal conclusion about what another party must accept in one transaction.

Use AED text while the new symbol rolls out

CBUAE unveiled a new dirham symbol on 27 March 2025. A new visual mark does not add a currency or alter any note and coin value. AED remains a clear Latin text identifier, including in environments where the official graphic cannot be represented reliably by the available font or character encoding.

Operationally, label the count clearly, keep note and coin pieces separate, and work from AED1,000 down to one fils. After verifying all subtotals, compare Cash Count with Expected Cash and investigate any Over or Short through a fresh physical recount.

The worked example uses two AED1,000 notes and three 25-fils coins. Its AED2,000.75 total is rendered from 200,075 integer fils by the same production function as the locked calculator, not maintained as separate page copy.