Editing Saudi riyal (section)

== Banknotes ==
[[File:Saudi currency.jpg|thumb|180px|The fourth series under [[King Fahd]] (1984–2007)]]

In 1953, the [[Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority|Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency]] (SAMA) began issuing [[Hajj]] Pilgrim Receipts for 10 riyals,<ref>{{cite web |title=10 ريال |url=http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/banknotes/saudi_arabia/SaudiArabiaP1-10Riyals-(1953)-donatedcz_f.jpg |website=Indiana University |access-date=22 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208083608/http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/banknotes/saudi_arabia/SaudiArabiaP1-10Riyals-(1953)-donatedcz_f.jpg |archive-date=8 February 2012}}</ref> with 1 and 5 riyals following in 1954 and 1956, respectively. These resembled banknotes and were initially intended for use by pilgrims who exchanged foreign currency for them. However, they became widely accepted in Saudi Arabia and largely replaced silver riyal coins in major financial transactions. Consequently, the Monetary Agency began issuing regular banknotes for 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 riyals on 15 June 1961. The Pilgrim Receipts were withdrawn on 1 February 1965.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Linzmayer | first1 = Owen | title = The Banknote Book | chapter = Saudi Arabia | publisher = Banknote News | year = 2012 | location = San Francisco, CA | url = http://www.banknotebook.com/ | access-date = 2012-05-01 | archive-date = 2015-09-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923031410/http://www.banknotebook.com/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

500 Riyal notes were introduced in 1983. 20 and 200 riyal banknotes were issued in 2000 to commemorate the centenary of the founding of what became the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 5th series of banknotes bearing the face of [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|King Abdullah]] were issued in 2007. The 6th series of banknotes bearing the face of [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]] were issued on 14/3/1438H (13/12/2016).

===Fifth series===
[[File:Saudi Riyal 5th Domination.jpg|thumb|180px|The fifth series under [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|King Abdullah]] (2007–2016)]]
On May 20, 2007, "the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, pursuant to article (4) of the Saudi Currency Law, issued under the Royal Decree No. (6) and dated 1/7/1379H." announced the fifth domination of the Saudi riyal that features [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|King Abdullah]]'s picture on all notes except the 500 riyals, which features [[ibn Saud|King Abdulaziz]]. The 100 and 50 riyal notes were released on May 21, 2007. The 10 and 5 riyal notes followed in June 2007, then the 500 riyal followed in September 2007, and finally the 1 riyal note completed the series in December 2007. 

It is expected by the SAMA that the fourth (current) series will take approximately two years to phase out, although a complete removal of the current series require more than two years since the fourth series has been in circulation for well over 25 years. The fourth series which feature [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia|King Fahd]]'s picture will remain legal tender under the Saudi Arabian monetary law. The new series have the latest and most advanced security system to prevent from counterfeiting and other similar activities.

{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; font-size:90%; border-width:1px;"
|-
! colspan=9 | Fifth series (2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://banknotenews.com/files/ef40a6db5320aa1a18c8bf4992a1cda7-51.php|title=Saudi Arabia unveils new family of notes - Banknote News|website=Banknote News|access-date=22 August 2018|archive-date=7 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007000626/http://banknotenews.com/files/ef40a6db5320aa1a18c8bf4992a1cda7-51.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2 | Image
! rowspan=2 | Value
! rowspan=2 | Dimensions<br/>(mm)
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Main colour
! colspan=2 | Description
! rowspan=2 | First<br/>printing
! rowspan=2 | Issue
|-
! Obverse
! Reverse
|-
| align=center | [http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SAR0031.htm]
| 1 riyal
| align=center | 133 × 63
| style="background:#65A765;"|
| Light green
| [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|Abdullah bin Abdulaziz]];<br/>7th century [[gold dinar]] coin
| [[Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency|SAMA]] headquarters
| 2007
| 31 December 2007
|-
| align=center | [http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SAR0032.htm]
| 5 riyals
| align=center | 145 × 66
| style="background:#8F4E8F;"|
| Violet
| [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|Abdullah bin Abdulaziz]];<br/>[[Ras Tanura]] oil refinery
| [[King Fahad Industrial Port (Jubail)|Jubayl Port]]
| 2007
| 16 July 2007
|-
| align=center | [http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SAR0033.htm]
| 10 riyals
| align=center | 150 × 68
| style="background:#A0522D;"|
| Brown
| [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|Abdullah bin Abdulaziz]];<br/>[[Murabba Palace]]
| [[King Abdulaziz Historical Center]]
| 2007
| 16 July 2007
|-
| align=center | [http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SAR0034.htm]
| 50 riyals
| align=center | 155 × 70
| style="background:#0D860D;"|
| Dark green
| [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|Abdullah bin Abdulaziz]];<br/>[[Dome of the Rock]], [[Jerusalem]]
| [[Al-Aqsa Mosque]], [[Jerusalem]]
| 2007
| 21 May 2007
|-
| align=center | [http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SAR0035.htm]
| 100 riyals
| align=center | 160 × 72
| style="background:#B30000;"|
| Red
| [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|Abdullah bin Abdulaziz]];<br/>[[Green Dome]]
| [[Prophet's Mosque]]
| 2007
| 21 May 2007
|-
| align=center | [http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SAR0036.htm]
| 500 riyals
| align=center | 166 × 74
| style="background:#015494;"|
| Blue
| [[Ibn Saud|Abdulaziz al-Saud]];<br/>[[Kaaba|Ka'aba]]
| [[Masjid al-Haram]]
| 2007
| 17 September 2007
|}

===Sixth series===
The newly renamed Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority unveiled a new family of banknotes with the portrait of [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|King Salman]] on banknotes from 5 to 100 riyals, with a portrait of King Abdulaziz Al Saud on the 500 riyals banknote.<ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/cc9eb143273a7d3c82964dab0d46d970-4157.php Saudi Arabia new notes (B136 – B140) unveiled for 26 December 2016 introduction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705032717/http://banknotenews.com/files/cc9eb143273a7d3c82964dab0d46d970-4157.php |date=5 July 2018 }} Banknote News (banknotenews.com). December 13, 2016. Retrieved on 2016-12-13.</ref> On the 4 October 2020, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority announced the first [[Polymer banknote|polymer note]] to be used in Saudi Arabia, being the 5 riyals note, to replace the current paper banknote, without any announcement on the other banknotes. The banknote was said to feature more environmentally friendly materials and additional security features, in addition to a much longer lifespan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sama Introduces The Five Riyal Denomination Made Of Polymer ... And It Will Start Circulating On October 5th |url=http://www.sama.gov.sa/en-us/news/pages/news-618.aspx |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=8 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008225451/http://www.sama.gov.sa/en-us/news/pages/news-618.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

The commemorative 20 riyal note, released in 2020 to commemorate the [[G20]], attracted attention on release, as its reverse depicts the disputed territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] as a separate nation from [[India]]. While this design feature was met with criticism in most of India, it was received favourably by people in Kashmir and on social media, as it was viewed as a tacit form of approval of the region's separatism movement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osman |first=Nadda |date=30 October 2020 |title=Saudi G20 banknote angers India by depicting independent Kashmir |url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-g20-currency-jammu-and-kashmir-india |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=[[Middle East Eye]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201225613/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-g20-currency-jammu-and-kashmir-india |url-status=live }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; font-size:90%; border-width:1px;"
|-
! colspan=9 | Sixth series (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sama.gov.sa/en-us/currency/pages/sixthissue.aspx|title=Sixth Issue|website=Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority|access-date=August 22, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822214322/http://www.sama.gov.sa/en-us/currency/pages/sixthissue.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2 | Image
! rowspan=2 | Value
! rowspan=2 | Dimensions<br/>(mm)
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Main colour
! colspan=2 | Description
! rowspan=2 | First<br/>printing
! rowspan=2 | Issue
|-
! Obverse
! Reverse
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2016-005.htm|title=5 riyals-2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195227/http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2016-005.htm|archive-date=2016-12-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rowspan=2 | 5 riyals
| rowspan=2 align=center | 145 × 66
| rowspan=2 style="background:#860D86;"|
| rowspan=2 | Purple
| rowspan=2 | [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|Salman bin Abdulaziz]];<br/>[[Shaybah oil field|Shaybah oil refinery]]
| rowspan=2 | Flowers
| 2016
| 26 December 2016 {{small|(paper)}}
|-
| 2020
| 4 October 2020 {{small|(polymer)}}
|-
| align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2016-010.htm|title=10 riyals-2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228124429/http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2016-010.htm|archive-date=2016-12-28|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Falkhaleejtoday.co%2Ftemp%2Fresized%2Fmedium_2020-10-04-12116d32db.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Femirati.news%2Fsaudi-arabia-launches-first-arab-plastic-banknotes%2F&tbnid=WEei7mUaSe_XXM&vet=12ahUKEwiM_Z7_vvDtAhUMzhQKHS4NC0oQMygPegUIARDEAQ..i&docid=pr-ficJ6tjtMdM&w=700&h=450&q=new%20polymer%205%20riyal&safe=strict&ved=2ahUKEwiM_Z7_vvDtAhUMzhQKHS4NC0oQMygPegUIARDEAQ |title=Saudi Arabia launches first Arab plastic banknotes |date=6 October 2020 |website=Emirati News |accessdate=25 October 2022 |archive-date=10 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510145012/https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://alkhaleejtoday.co/temp/resized/medium_2020-10-04-12116d32db.jpg&imgrefurl=https://emirati.news/saudi-arabia-launches-first-arab-plastic-banknotes/&tbnid=WEei7mUaSe_XXM&vet=12ahUKEwiM_Z7_vvDtAhUMzhQKHS4NC0oQMygPegUIARDEAQ..i&docid=pr-ficJ6tjtMdM&w=700&h=450&q=new%20polymer%205%20riyal&safe=strict&ved=2ahUKEwiM_Z7_vvDtAhUMzhQKHS4NC0oQMygPegUIARDEAQ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 10 riyals
| align=center | 150 × 68
| style="background:#A0522D;"|
| Brown
| [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|Salman bin Abdulaziz]];<br/>[[Murabba Palace]]
| [[King Abdullah Financial District]]
| 2016
| rowspan=4 | 26 December 2016
|-
| align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2016-050.htm|title=50 riyals-2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228124311/http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2016-050.htm|archive-date=2016-12-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 50 riyals
| align=center | 155 × 70
| style="background:#0D860D;"|
| Green
| [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|Salman bin Abdulaziz]];<br/>[[Dome of the Rock]], [[Jerusalem]]
| [[Al-Aqsa Mosque]], [[Jerusalem]]
| 2016
|-
| align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2016-100.htm|title=100 riyals-2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195150/http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2016-100.htm|archive-date=2016-12-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 100 riyals
| align=center | 160 × 72
| style="background:#B30000;"|
| Red
| [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|Salman bin Abdulaziz]];<br/>[[Green Dome]]
| [[Prophet's Mosque]]
| 2016
|-
| align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2016-500.htm|title=500 riyals-2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195347/http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2016-500.htm|archive-date=2016-12-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 500 riyals
| align=center | 166 × 74
| style="background:#015494;"|
| Blue
| [[Ibn Saud|Abdulaziz al-Saud]];<br/>[[Kaaba|Ka'aba]]
| [[Masjid al-Haram]]
| 2016
|-
! colspan=9 | Commemorative issues
|-
| align=center | <ref>{{Cite web |title=P-W44 |url=http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2020-020-comm.htm |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.banknote.ws |archive-date=2022-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128143321/http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2020-020-comm.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 20 riyals
| align=center | 152 × 69
| style="background:#808000;"|
| Olive green<br/> and grey
| [[Salman of Saudi Arabia|Salman bin Abdulaziz]];<br/>[[G20]] logo
| [[World map]] with G20 members highlighted;<br/>star indicating the location of Saudi Arabia
| 2020
| 25 October 2020
|-
| align=center | <ref>{{Cite web |title=P-W45 |url=http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2021-200-comm.htm |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.banknote.ws |archive-date=2023-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322152050/http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/SAR/SARW2021-200-comm.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 200 riyals
| align=center | 163 × 73
| style="background:#606060;"|
| Grey
| [[Ibn Saud|Abdulaziz al-Saud]];<br/>[[Saudi Vision 2030|Vision 2030]] logo
| [[Qasr Al Hukm|Qasr al-Hukm]]
| 2021
| 1 April 2021
|}