Saudi riyal Saudi riyal The Saudi riyal ( ""); is the currency of Saudi Arabia. It is abbreviated as The riyal has been the currency of Saudi Arabia since the country came into being and was the currency of Hejaz before Saudi Arabia was created, one of the primary currencies in the Mediterranean region during the Ottoman era. The Hejaz riyal was based on but not equivalent to the Ottoman 20 kuruş coin and was consequently divided into 20 qirsh. However, although the Hejaz riyal was the same weight as the Ottoman 20 kuruş, it was minted in .917 fineness, compared to
New Generation Currency Series five million pieces of the new 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000-peso bills with Duterte's signature. As for the 200-pesos bills, only two million pieces were released because of lower demand for this denomination. The New Generation Currency series were the only circulating set of notes since December 30, 2017. In 2017, the BSP updated the design of the NGC series banknotes. On March 26, 2018, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas introduced the "New Generation Currency Coin Series" which was circulated through banks on March 27. The new series features native Philippine flora. However, the 10-sentimo coin is not included