Saudi riyal
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| Saudi riyal | |
|---|---|
| ريال سعودي | |
| ISO 4217 Code | SAR |
| User(s) |  Saudi Arabia |
| Inflation | 3% (December 2013) |
| Source | Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Jan 2014 est. |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | halalah |
| Symbol | ر.س (Arabic), SR (Latin), ﷼ (Unicode) |
| Coins | 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 1 riyal, 2 riyals |
| Banknotes | 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 riyals |
| Central bank | Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority |
| 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.
Exchange rate[change | change source]
The riyal is fixed to be the same as 0.266667 United States dollars.[1][2]
