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Saudi riyal
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Later contribution1690
Dutch lion-dollar trade account unitQualified · Later contributionPredecessor1928–1936
Turkish liraDocumentedThis currencySAR
Saudi riyalDates, conversion terms and evidence 2 connections
What followed
1 direct successor or branch connected to this currency.
This currencySAR
Saudi riyalLater absorption
Qatar and Dubai riyal1966DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
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This currencySAR
Saudi riyalLater absorption1966
Qatar and Dubai riyalDocumented · Later contributionSuccessor or branch1973
Qatari riyalDocumentedSuccessor or branch1973
UAE dirhamDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 3 connections
Qatar and Dubai riyal Qatari riyal
1973Documented1 Qatar and Dubai riyal = 1 QARQatar continued with a separate riyal at par after the joint issue ended.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Qatar and Dubai riyal UAE dirham
1973Documented1 Qatar and Dubai riyal = 1 AEDQatar–Dubai riyals converted into UAE dirhams at par. The non-Abu Dhabi branch; day precision remains unresolved.
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1966DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
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