Saudi Arabian Riyal in Taiwan New Dollar

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.

TWD Taiwan New Dollar

Country of application:
Republic of China (Taiwan)

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 50 New Taiwan dollars.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
New Taiwanese dollars 100, 500, 1000.

History reference:
The New Taiwan Dollar is the currency of Taiwan. The Chinese term "New Taiwan dollar" (literally "new Taiwanese currency") is generally only used in banking and legal documents to avoid possible ambi...guity. In Taiwan, the term yuan is widely used in writing, and quai is also used in conversation. The New Taiwan Dollar was issued on June 15, 1949, replacing the Taiwan Dollar, which had been subject to inflation since the end of the Chinese Civil War. The exchange was carried out in the amount of NT$40,000 for NT$1.