Note:
AH1373 dated coins of ¼
Riyal,
½
Riyal and one Riyal
were made with the same design and
metal as the ones mentioned below, but are considered as samples and were not
released for circulation. These coins can be seen in Saudi Arabian Monetary
Agency (SAMA) catalogues, museum
and exhibitions. These three coins are also mentioned in Krause publication
as Pn1, Pn2 and Pn3 respectively.
AH1374 (1954)
KM#37
¼
Riyal. Year:
AH1374 (1954).
Weight: 2.916g.
Metal:
0.917 Silver. Diameter:
19.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
London.
Obverse:
"Struck in Makkah Mukkarama" written within beaded circle
with date, Quarter Riyal of Saudi Arabia (above), value below within
design flanked by palm trees.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), inscription within
beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design
flanked by palm trees.
Saud Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (centre circle).
Mintage:
400,000.
Minted Years:
AH1373-1374.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#38
½
Riyal. Year:
AH1354 (1935).
Weight: 5.95g.
Metal:
0.917 Silver. Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
London.
Obverse:
"Struck in Makkah Mukkarama"
written within beaded circle with date, Half Riyal of Saudi Arabia (above), value below within
design flanked by palm trees.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), inscription within
beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design
flanked by palm trees.
Saud Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (centre circle).
Mintage:
200,000.
Minted Years:
AH1373-1374.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul
Al-Saud.
KM#39
Riyal. Year:
AH1354 (1935).
Weight: 11.66g.
Metal:
0.917 Silver. Diameter:
30.00 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
London.
Obverse:
"Struck in Makkah Mukkarama" written within beaded circle
with date, One Riyal of Saudi Arabia (above), value below within
design flanked by palm trees.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), inscription within
beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design
flanked by palm trees.
Saud Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (centre circle).
Mintage:
48,000,000.
Minted Years:
AH1373-1374.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul
Al-Saud.
AH1376 (1957)
KM#40
1
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1376 (1957).
Weight: 3.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Lahore,
Pakistan.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
10,000,000.
Minted Years:
AH1376 and 1378.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#41
2
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1376 (1957).
Weight: 6.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
25.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Lahore,
Pakistan.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
50,000,000.
Minted Years:
AH1376 and 1379.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#42
4
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1376 (1957).
Weight: 12.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
30.00 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Lahore,
Pakistan.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
49,100,000.
Minted Years:
AH1376 and 1378.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
AH1377 (1957)
KM#43
Guinea (40 Riyals). Year:
AH1377 (1957).
Weight: 7.9881g.
Metal:
0.917 Gold. Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
One Guinea (top), numeric value in
center and date below.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (below).
Mintage: 1,579,000.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
Note: The obverse side is slightly
off-flan, making it sightly rotated.
AH1378 (1958)
KM#40
1
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1378 (1958).
Weight: 3.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Lahore,
Pakistan.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
50,000,000.
Minted Years:
AH1376 and 1378.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
KM#42
4
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1378 (1958).
Weight: 12.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
30.00 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Lahore,
Pakistan.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
10,000,000.
Minted Years:
AH1376 and 1378.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
AH1379 (1959)
KM#41
2
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1379 (1959).
Weight: 6.00g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
25.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Cairo, Egypt.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
28,110,000.
Minted Years:
AH1376 and 1379.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
SAMA's fourth (current)
Currency Law was issued on 1/7/1379H (31/12/1959) authorizing the issue of
the official paper currency, enjoying a legal tender status and full power
to discharge all public and private debts and obligations. Under the Law,
the right to print and mint the Saudi currency shall be the sole privilege
of SAMA. The Law also provides for keeping a full cover of gold and
convertible foreign currencies against the currency issued. The decimal
system was also introduced under which the riyal was divided into twenty
qirshes instead of twenty-two qirshes.
AH1383 (1963)
KM#44
Halala. Year:
AH1383 (1963).
Weight: 2.50g.
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter:
19.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (top), Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage: 5,000,000.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
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