Qatar and Dubai riyal
Qatar and Dubai riyal: a historical unit of account.
- Dates in use
- Introduction and ending not established
- Ancestry branch
- Indian rupee
Where this money came from
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This currency also received later contributions, distinguished below from its origins.
The story
Qatar continued with a separate riyal at par after the joint issue ended. [1]
Qatar–Dubai riyals converted into UAE dirhams at par. The non-Abu Dhabi branch; day precision remains unresolved. [2]
Turning points
Currency replacement
Qatar–Dubai riyals replaced the interim Saudi notes. 100 Saudi riyals converted to 106.5 Qatar–Dubai riyals; inverse is not rounded. [3]
Sources and evidence
- Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 C972 ↗
- Central Bank of the UAE · Our History; Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 C973 ↗
- Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 C971 ↗
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“Qatar and Dubai riyal.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000301.html