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1/4 Riyal / 25 Halālah - Fahd
| Issuer | Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) |
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| Year | 1988-2002 |
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| Value | 25 Halalas |
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| Obverse lettering | الملك فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود خادم الحرمين الشريفين (Translation: King Fahd bin `Abd al-`Aziz Al Sa`ud Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques) |
| Reverse description | The central field features a circular cartouche containing the inscription 'ربع ريال' (Quarter Riyal) in stylized Arabic script, with the Hijri date rendered in Eastern Arabic numerals below. Flanking the central cartouche are the denomination numerals '25' in Western Arabic numerals to the left and '٢٥' in Eastern Arabic numerals to the right. The upper portion of the field carries the spelled-out denomination 'خمس وعشرون هللة' (Twenty-Five Halalas) in a bold calligraphic arc. The Hijri year '١٤٠٨' appears at the base of the field, followed by the letter 'هـ' denoting the Hijri calendar. |
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SAMA introduced this denomination in the mid-1980s as part of a broader currency rationalization following the oil boom years, when Saudi Arabia's retail economy had expanded rapidly enough to require a denser range of small circulating coinage. Fahd's reign coincided with the Gulf War of 1990–91, during which enormous quantities of Saudi coins were handled by coalition military personnel — an unusual vector for international dispersal that collectors occasionally trace through hoards turning up in European flea markets.
The KM#63 series ran across two distinct minting periods with minor die variations documented between early and late production years.