The riyal (Arabic: ريال) was the currency of Hejaz between 1916 and 1925. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language al-Hejaz (also Hijaz, Hedjaz; الحجاز al-Ḥiǧāz, literally "the barrier" is a region in the west of present-day Saudi Arabia It was subdivided into 20 ghirsh (Arabic: قرش). The riyal was a silver coin the same weight as the Ottoman 20 kuruş coin but was minted in . The Lira ( Turkish Türk lirası or TL) was the currency of Turkey until 2005 917 fineness rather than . 830 fineness. The Hejaz riyal was repaced by the Saudi riyal in 1925 at par. The riyal ( Arabic: ريال ISO 4217 code SAR) is the currency of Saudi Arabia.
Coins
In 1916, bronze coins were issued for ⅛, ¼, ½ and 1 ghirsh together with silver 5, 10 and 20 ghirsh. Gold 1 dinar coins were also minted. Turkish and Egyptian coins, plus Maria Theresa Thaler, were countermarked with the name of the kingdom in Arabic, الحجاز, for use in Hejaz. The Maria Theresa thaler (MTT is a Silver Bullion[[bullion coin|-]] Coin that has been used in world trade continuously since it was first minted as
References
- Krause, Chester L. and Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801-1991, 18th ed. The Standard Catalog of World Coins is a series of numismatic Catalogs commonly known as the Krause catalogs in the Numismatic hobby , Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-150-1.
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