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Saudi Arabia

المملكة العربية السعودية

Saudi Arabian coinage traces its roots to the Hejaz, the historic heartland of Islam encompassing Mecca and Medina. Ottoman-era Hejaz coins gave way to the independent Hejaz riyals of the Hashemite period, before Ibn Saud unified the peninsula and established the Kingdom in 1932. Saudi coinage evolved through eight reigns — from the silver riyals of King Abdulaziz to the modern gold commemoratives of King Salman — always bearing Quranic inscriptions and the crossed swords emblem.

NGC Registry
Total coins
126
Date range
1115–2016
Dynasties
9
Commemoratives
6

Featured coinsgold & highlights

1 Dinar - Husayn ("Renaissance of Arab Lands")
1 Dinar - Husayn ("Renaissance of Arab Lands")
1923 CE (1334 AH)
1 Dinar - Husayn ("King of Arab Lands")
1 Dinar - Husayn ("King of Arab Lands")
1923 CE (1334 AH)
1 Gunayh - Abd al-Azīz
1 Gunayh - Abd al-Azīz
1951 CE (1370 AH)
1 Gunayh - Abd al-Azīz (Gold Pattern)
1 Gunayh - Abd al-Azīz (Gold Pattern)
1951 CE (1370 AH)
1 Gunayh - Su'ūd
1 Gunayh - Su'ūd
1957 CE (1377 AH)
Larin / Tawilah
Larin / Tawilah

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💡Collecting tips

The pre-kingdom Hejaz series (1916–1925) is historically compelling — silver riyals and gold dinars of Sharif Hussein and his sons. Ibn Saud's early coinage (1928–1935) in silver is undervalued. The complete reign-by-reign set across all eight kings is an achievable long-term project. Gold proof sovereigns from King Faisal onward command strong premiums.

Catalogue(126)

Larin / Tawilah
Larin / Tawilah
Larin (Hofuf) ND (1115-1143)
Larin (Hofuf) ND (1115-1143)
1115 CE
⅛ Qirsh - Husayn
⅛ Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1334 AH)
10 Para - Husayn
10 Para - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
¼ Qirsh - Husayn
¼ Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1334 AH)
¼ Qirsh - Husayn
¼ Qirsh - Husayn
1923 CE (1334 AH)
20 Para - Husayn
20 Para - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
½ Qirsh - Husayn
½ Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1334 AH)
½ Qirsh - Husayn
½ Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1334 AH)
40 Para - Husayn
40 Para - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
40 Para - Husayn
40 Para - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
40 Para - Husayn
40 Para - Husayn
1916 CE (1336 AH)
1 Qirsh - Husayn
1 Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1334 AH)
1 Qirsh - Husayn
1 Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1334 AH)
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5 Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
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5 Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
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5 Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
5 Qirsh - Husayn
5 Qirsh - Husayn
1923 CE (1334 AH)
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10 Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
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10 Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
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10 Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
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10 Qirsh - Husayn (Pattern)
1921 CE (1340 AH)
10 Qirsh - Husayn
10 Qirsh - Husayn
1923 CE (1334 AH)
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20 Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
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20 Qirsh - Husayn
1916 CE (1327 AH)
1 Riyal - Husayn
1 Riyal - Husayn
1916 CE (1780 AH)
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20 Qirsh - Husayn (Pattern)
1921 CE (1340 AH)
20 Qirsh - Husayn
20 Qirsh - Husayn
1923 CE (1334 AH)
1 Dinar - Husayn ("Renaissance of Arab Lands")
1 Dinar - Husayn ("Renaissance of Arab Lands")
1923 CE (1334 AH)
1 Dinar - Husayn ("King of Arab Lands")
1 Dinar - Husayn ("King of Arab Lands")
1923 CE (1334 AH)
¼ Mahmudi - Yahya
¼ Mahmudi - Yahya
1825 CE (1240 AH)
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1 Mahmudi - Ghalib
1801 CE (1215 AH)
1 Mahmudi - Ghalib
1 Mahmudi - Ghalib
1805 CE (1219 AH)
1 Mahmudi - Ghalib
1 Mahmudi - Ghalib
1806 CE (1220 AH)
1 Mahmudi - Ghalib
1 Mahmudi - Ghalib
1808 CE (1223 AH)
1 Mahmudi - Yahya
1 Mahmudi - Yahya
1815 CE (1230 AH)
⅙ Rupee - Ghalib
⅙ Rupee - Ghalib
1801 CE (1215 AH)
1 Dirham - Mukaththir ibn 'Isa ibn Fulayta ND (1176-1201)
1 Dirham - Mukaththir ibn 'Isa ibn Fulayta ND (1176-1201)
1176 CE
1 Dirham - Qatadah ibn Idris "Abu Aziz" ND (1201-1220)
1 Dirham - Qatadah ibn Idris "Abu Aziz" ND (1201-1220)
1201 CE
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Mecca)
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Mecca)
1925 CE (1343 AH)
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd)
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd)
1926 CE (1344 AH)
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd and dependencies)
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd and dependencies)
1928 CE (1346 AH)
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies)
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies)
1930 CE (1348 AH)
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies; countermarked "65")
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies; countermarked "65")
1946 CE (1365 AH)
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies; countermarked "65")
¼ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies; countermarked "65")
1946 CE (1365 AH)
½ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Mecca)
½ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Mecca)
1925 CE (1343 AH)
½ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd)
½ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Hejaz and Nejd)
1926 CE (1344 AH)
½ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Mecca)
½ Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz (Mecca)
1926 CE (1344 AH)
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