UAE Central Bank to put two new currency notes in circulation for the blind, sight-impaired next Monday

ABU DHABI, 4th March 2015 (WAM) --- The Central Bank of The United Arab Emirates has announced that it would put in circulation, on Monday, 9 March 2015, two currency notes of Dh 100 and Dh 50 denominations, reprinted with tactile marks for the blind and sight-impaired on the front of the notes. The banknotes will include new tactile features for the blind and sight impaired, engraved in bleed-off intaglio printing on the edge of the banknotes’ short sides. The tactile feature on the Dh 100 denomination consists of two horizontal lines, centred around the middle of the right and left short sides of the note, separated by a recognisable distance. The tactile feature on the Dh 50 denomination consists of four horizontal lines next to each other in the middle of the right and left short sides of the note. The Metallic ink surrounding the UAE emblem on the front top half of the note is replaced by multi-coloured shifting element for denomination Dh 50. The overall design and other specifications of the two notes are the same as in the currency notes currently in circulation. The two currency notes will be dispensed to banks in accordance with the Central Bank’s established procedures for cash withdrawal and deposit. It is noteworthy that this preliminary step represents one of the Central Bank’s attempts to enable sight-impaired individuals’ access all banking services, just like other customers. – Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395277402955.html