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1 Qirsh / 5 Halalāt - Khalid
| Issuer | Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1977-1980 |
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| Thickness | 0.95 mm |
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| Obverse description | At center, the national emblem of Saudi Arabia comprising two crossed swords beneath a date palm, all rendered in fine relief. A circular Arabic legend surrounds the central device, naming King Khalid bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud and his title as Custodian of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The inscription runs continuously around the upper and lower periphery of the coin field. |
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| Reverse lettering | خمس هللات 5 ٥ قرش واحد ١٤٠٠ هـ (Translation: Five Halala 5 5 One Qirsh 1400) |
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Saudi Arabia's shift from the qirsh to the halalah as the primary subunit denomination during the 1970s reflected the monetary reforms accompanying the kingdom's oil-boom modernization push. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency — SAMA — was itself a relatively young institution when this coin was struck, having been established only in 1952, and still working through the practical challenges of metrication and decimal alignment across a population with deeply embedded familiarity with older denominations. The dual designation on this type was a direct concession to that transitional reality.