Saudi riyal |
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ريال سعودي |
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[[Image:|252px|The sixth series of the Saudi Arabian Riyal]] | The sixth series of the Saudi Arabian Riyal |
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ISO 4217 Code | SAR |
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User(s) | Saudi Arabia |
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Inflation | 3% (December 2013) |
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Source | Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Jan 2014 est. |
Subunit | |
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1⁄100 | halalah |
Symbol | ر.س (Arabic), SR (Latin), ﷼ (Unicode) |
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Coins | 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 1 riyal, 2 riyals |
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Banknotes | 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 riyals |
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Central bank | Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority |
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Website | www.sama.gov.sa |
The riyal is the official money used in Saudi Arabia. A shorter name for it is SR (Arabic: ر.س). The riyal is divided into 100 halala (Arabic: هللة).
The riyal has been Saudi Arabia's money since Saudi Arabia became a country. It was the currency of Hejaz before Saudi Arabia was a country.
There are 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 halala coins; and 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 riyal banknotes. view more...