Saudi riyal facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Saudi riyal |
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| ريال سعودي (Arabic) | |||
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| ISO 4217 Code | SAR | ||
| User(s) |  Saudi Arabia |
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| Inflation | 3% (December 2013) | ||
| Source | Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Jan 2014 est. | ||
| Pegged with | U.S. dollar (USD) $1 USD = 3.75 SAR |
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| 1⁄100 | halalah | ||
| Symbol | SِAR or ر.س or ﷼ | ||
| Coins | 5, 10, 25, 50 halalas, 1 riyal, 2 riyals | ||
| Banknotes | 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 riyals | ||
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
The riyal is fixed to be the same as 0.266667 United States dollars.
Images for kids
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The fourth series under King Fahd (1984–2007)
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The fifth series under King Abdullah (2007–2016)
See also
In Spanish: Riyal saudí para niños
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