Hejaz riyal
The riyal (
Arabic: قرش). The riyal was a silver coin the same weight as the Ottoman 20 kuruş coin but was minted in .917 fineness rather than .830 fineness. The Hejaz riyal was replaced by the Saudi riyal
in 1925 at par.
Coins
In 1916, bronze coins were issued for ⅛, ¼, ½ and 1 qirsh together with silver 5, 10 and 20 qirsh. Gold 1 dinar coins were also minted. Turkish and Egyptian coins and
Arabic
: الحجاز.
References
- Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (1991). ISBN 0873411501.
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