Saudi riyal

Saudi riyal
ريال سعودي (Arabic)
Sixth issue of the Saudi currency Released during the reign of King Salman in 2016
ISO 4217
CodeSAR (numeric: 682)
Subunit0.01
Units of account
Base unitriyal
Pluralriyālāt (Arabic)
Symbol⃁‎
Subunit
 1⁄100halala
Denominations
Banknotes
 Freq. used5, 10, 50, 100, 500 riyals
 Rarely used1, 20, 200 riyals
Coins1, 5, 10, 25, 50 halalas, 1 riyal, 2 riyals
Demographics
ReplacedHejaz riyal
Ottoman lira
Maria Theresa thaler
User(s)Saudi Arabia
Issuance
Central bankSaudi Central Bank
 Websitesama.gov.sa
Valuation
Inflation-2.09% (Average of 2019)
 SourceSaudi Central Bank, Jan 2014 est.
Pegged withU.S. dollar (USD)
$1 USD = 3.75 SAR

The Saudi riyal (symbol: ⃁; code: SAR) is the currency of Saudi Arabia. Each riyal, the base unit, is subdivided into 100 halala (Arabic: هللة Halalah).