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1 Qirsh / 5 Halalas - Fayṣal
| Issuer | Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#45, Schön#31 |
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| Obverse lettering | فيصل بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ملك المملكة العربية السعودية (Translation: Faisal bin `Abd Al-`Aziz Al Saud King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This issue marks the transition point at which Saudi Arabia began formally denominating coins in halalas — a subunit introduced to modernize the currency system ahead of the oil-boom fiscal expansion of the 1970s. The dual denomination inscription, equating 1 qirsh with 5 halalas, was a deliberate public education measure embedded directly into the coinage as the new unit was phased in.