Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Arabian Kingdom (1932-present)
Location: Arabia
Capital City: Riyadh
Government type: Absolute Monarchy
Main languages: Arabic
Main religions: Sunni Islam, Shia Islam
Chronology
1932: Dual Monarchy of Hejaz and Nejd reformed into Saudi Arabia
Currency
First Riyal (1932-1960)
1 Riyal = 22 Qirsh
Second Riyal (1960-present)
1 Riyal = 20 Qirsh = 100 Halala
Coins from Saudi Arabia in the collection
•1/4 Qirsh, 1937 (King Abdulaziz (1932-1953), cupronickel, Philadelphia mint, KM#19)
•1 Qirsh, 1959 (King Saud (1953-1964), cupronickel, Lahore mint, KM#40)
•4 Qirsh, 1958 (King Saud (1953-1964), cupronickel, Lahore mint, KM#42)
•1/4 Riyal, 1935 (King Abdulaziz (1932-1953), silver (.9167), Heaton (Birmingham) and Philadelphia mints, KM#16)
•1 Riyal, 1948 (King Abdulaziz (1932-1953), silver (.9167), Heaton (Birmingham), Mexico City, and Philadelphia mints, KM#18)
•1 Halala, 1963 (King Saud (1953-1964), bronze, Lahore mint, KM#44)
•1 Qirsh, 1980 (King Khalid (1975-1982), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#53)
•2 Qirsh, 1980 (King Khalid (1975-1982), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#54)
•2 Qirsh, 1988 (King Fahd (1982-2005), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#62)
•1/4 Riyal, 2014 (King Abdullah (2005-2015), cupronickel, Paris mint, KM#71)
•1/2 Riyal, 1980 (King Khalid (1975-1982), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#56)
•50 Halala, 2016 (King Salman (2015-present), brass, Paris mint, KM#77)
•1 Riyal, 1976 (King Khalid (1975-1982), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#52)
•1 Riyal, 2016 (King Salman (2015-present), cupronickel center in brass ring, Paris mint, KM#78)
•2 Riyal, 2016 (King Salman (2015-present), brass-plated steel center in cupronickel ring, Paris mint, KM#79)
Banknotes from Saudi Arabia in the collection
•1 Riyal, 1968 (King Faisal (1964-1975), P#11)
•1 Riyal, 1977 (King Khalid (1975-1982), P#16)
•1 Riyal, 1984 (King Fahd (1982-2005), P#21)
•1 Riyal, 2009 (King Abdullah (2005-2015), P#31)
•20 Riyal, 2020 (King Salman (2015-present), P#44) Commemorative: G20 Summit, Riyadh