Front: Event at center, large number ١٥ (15 century) between dates, left, Western year with Arabic numerals ١٩٨١م (1981) and right, Arabic year ١٤٠١ه (1401).Theme at top القــرن الــهـجــري الـخـامـس عـشــر (r.sh.'e s.m.'a.kh.l.'a y.r.j.h.l.'a n.r(i).q.l.'a ←) (The fifteenth century), face value at bottom ٥ دراهــــم (m.h.'a.r.d ←, 5 Dirhams) Back: Perched eagle (left) looking right. State name in Arabic at top الإمـارات الـعـربـيـة المتحــدة (a.d.ḥ(i).t.m.l.'a at.ī.b.r.'e.l.'a t.'a.r.'a.m.l+a→i.'a ←) (Al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah) and at bottom in English UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (United Arab Emirates)
Edge: P - plain, type: Π