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 (72 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.
SAR All currencies
All currencies SAR
currency/SAR | Converter | |
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British pound to Saudi riyal | 1 GBP = 4.7330 SAR | |
US dollar to Saudi riyal | 1 USD = 3.7506 SAR | |
Pakistani rupee to Saudi riyal | 1 PKR = 0.0135 SAR | |
Malaysian ringgit to Saudi riyal | 1 MYR = 0.7932 SAR | |
Bangladeshi taka to Saudi riyal | 1 BDT = 0.0341 SAR | |
Indian rupee to Saudi riyal | 1 INR = 0.0450 SAR | |
Lebanese pound to Saudi riyal | 1 LBP = 0.0000 SAR | |
Eritrean nakfa to Saudi riyal | 1 ERN = 0.2500 SAR | |
Ugandan shilling to Saudi riyal | 1 UGX = 0.0010 SAR | |
Yemeni rial to Saudi riyal | 1 YER = 0.0150 SAR | |
Vietnamese dong to Saudi riyal | 1 VND = 0.0002 SAR | |
Qatari rial to Saudi riyal | 1 QAR = 1.0276 SAR | |
Canadian dollar to Saudi riyal | 1 CAD = 2.7704 SAR | |
Moroccan dirham to Saudi riyal | 1 MAD = 0.3699 SAR | |
Bahraini dinar to Saudi riyal | 1 BHD = 9.9376 SAR | |
Kuwaiti dinar to Saudi riyal | 1 KWD = 12.1829 SAR | |
UAE dirham to Saudi riyal | 1 AED = 1.0213 SAR | |
euro to Saudi riyal | 1 EUR = 4.0428 SAR | |
Omani rial to Saudi riyal | 1 OMR = 9.7421 SAR | |
Hungarian forint to Saudi riyal | 1 HUF = 0.0103 SAR |
Major currencies
currency | ISO 4217 |
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Indian rupee | INR |
US dollar | USD |
Bangladeshi taka | BDT |
Pakistani rupee | PKR |
UAE dirham | AED |
British pound | GBP |
euro | EUR |
Malaysian ringgit | MYR |
Nigerian naira | NGN |
Canadian dollar | CAD |