Currency of Saudi Arabia: Saudi riyal, today's rate ر.س
The Saudi Riyal is the currency of Saudi Arabia. The code of Saudi riyal is SAR. We use ر.س as symbol of Saudi riyal. The Saudi Riyal is divided in 100 halalas. SAR is regulated by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.
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- the Saudi riyal was introduced in 22 Oct 1952 (70 years ago).
- There are 7 coins for the Saudi riyal ( ر.س0.01 , ر.س0.05 , ر.س0.10 , ر.س0.25 , ر.س0.50 , ر.س1 and ر.س2 ),
- the Saudi riyal has 5 banknotes ( ر.س5 , ر.س10 , ر.س50 , ر.س100 and ر.س500 )
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The riyal, the Saudi currency
The riyal or rial is the name of the currency of 5 Muslim countries of the Middle East: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the sultanate of Oman and Yemen. The riyal comes from the Spanish work «real», which means «royal», which suits these countries rather well where the monarchy is still present.
On Saudi banknotes, you’ll always find on the front, in his little frame, the current king of Saudi Arabia: Abdallah Ben Abdelaziz.
On the back, you’ll find monuments that celebrate Islam, the religion to which Saudi Arabia is very much attached to. In particular, on the 500-riyal note (the highest denomination), you’ll find a close-up of the Kaaba on the front.
In Mecca, this is the cube that pilgrims make the 7 turns required by their religion and that every good Muslim must do at least once in their lifetime. On the back of the same banknote, you’ll find the inside of the Masjid al-Haram mosque that houses the Kaaba, which you can also see. This shows the importance of the Muslim religion to the country.
|US dollar to Saudi riyal||1 USD = 3.7628 SAR|
|British pound to Saudi riyal||1 GBP = 4.0859 SAR|
|UAE dirham to Saudi riyal||1 AED = 1.0245 SAR|
|Malaysian ringgit to Saudi riyal||1 MYR = 0.8218 SAR|
|Kuwaiti dinar to Saudi riyal||1 KWD = 12.1372 SAR|
|Turkish lira to Saudi riyal||1 TRY = 0.2043 SAR|
|euro to Saudi riyal||1 EUR = 3.6469 SAR|
|Pakistani rupee to Saudi riyal||1 PKR = 0.0157 SAR|
|Bangladeshi taka to Saudi riyal||1 BDT = 0.0365 SAR|
|Omani rial to Saudi riyal||1 OMR = 9.7701 SAR|
|Singapore dollar to Saudi riyal||1 SGD = 2.6308 SAR|
|Bahraini dinar to Saudi riyal||1 BHD = 9.9781 SAR|
|Jordanian dinar to Saudi riyal||1 JOD = 5.3072 SAR|
|Indian rupee to Saudi riyal||1 INR = 0.0463 SAR|
|ounce of gold to Saudi riyal||1 XAU = 6185.7205 SAR|
|Canadian dollar to Saudi riyal||1 CAD = 2.7689 SAR|
|Maldivian rufiyaa to Saudi riyal||1 MVR = 0.2435 SAR|
|Brunei dollar to Saudi riyal||1 BND = 2.6395 SAR|
|Afghan Afghani to Saudi riyal||1 AFN = 0.0430 SAR|
|Egyptian pound to Saudi riyal||1 EGP = 0.1930 SAR|