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 = 4.6500 SAR | |
Bangladeshi taka to Saudi riyal | 1 BDT = 0.0342 SAR | |
Malaysian ringgit to Saudi riyal | 1 MYR = 0.7833 SAR | |
US dollar to Saudi riyal | 1 USD = 3.7512 SAR | |
Pakistani rupee to Saudi riyal | 1 PKR = 0.0135 SAR | |
euro to Saudi riyal | 1 EUR = 3.9836 SAR | |
Indian rupee to Saudi riyal | 1 INR = 0.0448 SAR | |
Bitcoin to Saudi riyal | 1 BTC = 230040.2492 SAR | |
Omani rial to Saudi riyal | 1 OMR = 9.7445 SAR | |
Singapore dollar to Saudi riyal | 1 SGD = 2.7473 SAR | |
Algerian dinar to Saudi riyal | 1 DZD = 0.0279 SAR | |
Ethiopian birr to Saudi riyal | 1 ETB = 0.0657 SAR | |
Jordanian dinar to Saudi riyal | 1 JOD = 5.2924 SAR | |
Kenyan shilling to Saudi riyal | 1 KES = 0.0286 SAR | |
Australian dollar to Saudi riyal | 1 AUD = 2.3906 SAR | |
UAE dirham to Saudi riyal | 1 AED = 1.0214 SAR | |
Canadian dollar to Saudi riyal | 1 CAD = 2.7192 SAR | |
West African CFA franc to Saudi riyal | 1 XOF = 0.0061 SAR | |
Mauritanian ouguiya to Saudi riyal | 1 MRO = 0.0104 SAR | |
Danish krone to Saudi riyal | 1 DKK = 0.5339 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 |