Japanese Yen in Saudi Arabian Riyal

JPY Japanese Yen

Country of application:
Japan

Coin denominations in circulation:
500, 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1 yen.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10,000, 5,000, 2,000 and 1,000 yen.

History reference:
The Japanese yen is the official currency of Japan, one of the worlds leading currencies, an important reserve currency along with the US dollar, euro and pound sterling. On the front side of Japanes...e banknotes, writers and educators are depicted: 10,000 yen - a portrait of Fukuzawa Yukichi, 5,000 - Nitobe Inazo, 2,000 - Murasaki Shikubu, and 1,000 - Natsume Soseki. Coins differ from each other in the material of manufacture and pattern. Made of nickel are 500 yen (with a paulownia flower on the front), 100 yen (sakura), and 50 yen (chrysanthemum). A 10 yen coin, which depicts the Phoenix Hall of Bedoin Monastery, and a 5 yen coin decorated with a rice ear are minted from bronze. 1 yen is made of aluminum and contains a symbolic image of a seedling. On the reverse side of the coins, as a rule, the denomination and year of issue are indicated. 5 and 50 yen have a hole in the center.

SAR Saudi Arabian Riyal

Country of application:
Saudi Arabia

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 25, 50 halals, 1, 2 rials.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 riyals.

History reference:
The Saudi riyal (riyal) has been the national currency and money of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 1928, even before the creation of a single state. Independent minting of coins on the territory o...f Hijaz (the coastal western region of the Arabian Peninsula with the main Islamic centers - Mecca and Medina) began rather late - at the beginning of the 19th century. These were copper mahmoudis and silver rupees, which were minted by the sheriffs of Mecca, nominally dependent on the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. In 1916, with the support of the British and Arab nationalists, the sheriff of Mecca, Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi, declared himself king of the Hijaz. He also began minting his own coins in Mecca. In addition to the minting of coins of the Ottoman type (kirsh, para and dinars), under Hussein, all silver rials-thalers were countermarked. They were minted with the word "HIJAZ" in Arabic script.