Articles on the topic "Fils"

After gaining independence, the United Arab Emirates introduced a single-state currency – the dirham. At the international level, the name of the currency is usually abbreviated to AED. The abbreviations DH and DHS also exist. One hundred fils is worth one dirham.

The currency of Dubai is the dirham, which is available in banknotes and coins. A dirham is divided into 100 fils and the currency is strongly pegged to the US dollar. So if you are on holiday in Dubai you have to pay in dirhams.