KM#61
5
Halalas (Ghirsh). Year:
AH1408 (1988).
Weight: 2.50g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
19.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
value in written with date, One Ghirsh
(written in circle).
Reverse:
King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (top),
Crossed swords and palm tree (center) and Khadim al-Haramayn ash-Sharifayn
("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and Medina]") (bottom).
Mintage: 80,000,000
+ 5,000 Proof.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#62
10
Halalas (2 Ghirsh). Year:
AH1408 (1988).
Weight: 4.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
21 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
value in written with date, Two Ghirsh
(written in circle).
Reverse:
King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (top),
Crossed swords and palm tree (center) and Khadim al-Haramayn ash-Sharifayn
("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and Medina]") (bottom).
Mintage: 100,000,000
+ 5,000 Proof.
Minted Years:
AH1408 and AH1423.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#63
25
Halalas (¼ Riyal). Year:
AH1408 (1988).
Weight: 5.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
23 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
value in written with date, Quarter
Riyal (written in circle).
Reverse:
King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
(top), Crossed swords and palm tree (center) and Khadim al-Haramayn
ash-Sharifayn ("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and
Medina]") (bottom).
Mintage:
100,000,000 +
5,000 Proof.
Minted Years:
AH1408 and AH1423.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#64
50 Halalas (½ Riyal).
Year:
AH1408 (1988).
Weight: 6.50g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
25 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
value in written with date, Half Riyal
(written in circle).
Reverse:
King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
(top), Crossed swords and palm tree (center) and Khadim al-Haramayn
ash-Sharifayn ("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and
Medina]") (bottom).
Mintage: 70,000,000
+ 5,000 Proof.
Minted Years:
AH1408 and AH1423.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#65
100 Halalas (Riyal). Year:
AH1408 (1988).
Weight: 10.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
30 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
value in written with date, One Riyal
(written in circle).
Reverse:
King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (top),
Crossed swords and palm tree (center) and Khadim al-Haramayn ash-Sharifayn
("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and Medina]") (bottom).
Mintage: 40,000,000
+ 5,000 Proof.
Minted Years:
AH1408 and AH1414.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
AH 1408 coins were also
produced in proof with the same Copper-Nickel metal as MS1. Mintage:
Unknown.
AH1414 (1993)
KM#65
100 Halalas (Riyal). Year:
AH1414 (1993).
Weight: 10.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
30 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
value in written with date, One Riyal
(written in circle).
Reverse:
King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (top),
Crossed swords and palm tree (center) and Khadim al-Haramayn ash-Sharifayn
("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and Medina]") (bottom).
Mintage:
5,000.
Minted Years:
AH1408 and AH1414.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
Irresistible comment:
The AH1414 Riyal are still available quite a lot the world. A coin seller
told me that there should be 5,000,000 (5 million) pieces as they were order
by Saudi Telecom to be used in telephone boots in 1993 in Jeddah, Makkah and
Medinah areas during pilgrimage. I remember that due to shortage of such
coins people started using or brought the following notable coins to be used
in these telephone boots as they were of the same size and weight like
Jordan 100 fils various common dates, Egypt 20 piastres 1980 and Turkey 100
Lira 1987-1989. Anyhow in 1995, Saudi telecom introduced telephone cards and
these coins were withdrawn, stopped further production or returned to SAMA from
circulation. One Riyal note still exists and it preferred than coin. Some of
these coins might be taken as souvenir by these pilgrimage. Anyhow this coin
is scarce to find.
AH1419 (1999)
KM#66
100 Halalas (Riyal). Year:
AH1419 (1999).
Weight: 6.00g.
Metal:
Bi-Metallic; Brass in center,
Copper-Nickel ring.
Diameter:
23 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written (Hundred Halahas) with date, One Riyal
(written in circle).
Reverse:
Khadim al-Haramayn ash-Sharifayn
("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and Medina]") (top),
Crossed swords and palm tree (center) and King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
(bottom).
Mintage:
N/A.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#67
100 Halalas (Riyal). Year:
AH1419 (1999).
Weight: 6.00g.
Metal:
Bi-Metallic; Brass in center,
Copper-Nickel ring.
Diameter:
23 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written (Hundred Halahas) with date, One Riyal
(written in circle).
Reverse:
Khadim al-Haramayn ash-Sharifayn
("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and Medina]") (top),
KSA 100 Years Logo (center) and King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
(bottom).
Mintage:
N/A.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
AH1423 (2002)
- Released probably on 01st Oct 2002
KM#62
10
Halalas (2 Ghirsh). Year:
AH1423 (2002).
Weight: 4.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
21 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
value in written with date, Two Ghirsh
(written in circle).
Reverse:
Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (top),
Crossed swords and palm tree (center) and Khadim al-Haramayn ash-Sharifayn
("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and Medina]") (bottom).
Mintage:
N/A.
Minted Years:
AH1408 and AH1423.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#63
25
Halalas (¼ Riyal). Year:
AH1423 (2002).
Weight: 5.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
23 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
value in written with date, Quarter
Riyal (written in circle).
Reverse:
Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
(top), Crossed swords and palm tree (center) and Khadim al-Haramayn
ash-Sharifayn ("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and
Medina]") (bottom).
Mintage:
N/A.
Minted Years:
AH1408 and AH1423.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#64
50 Halalas (½ Riyal).
Year:
AH1423 (2002).
Weight: 6.50g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
25 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
value in written with date, Half Riyal
(written in circle).
Reverse:
Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
(top), Crossed swords and palm tree (center) and Khadim al-Haramayn
ash-Sharifayn ("Servant of the Two Exalted Holy Places [Mecca and
Medina]") (bottom).
Mintage:
N/A.
Minted Years:
AH1408 and AH1423.
Ruler: Fahad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
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