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200 Riyals Centennial of Kingdom
| Issuer | Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reverse description | Brown and green multicolour print centred on a detailed vignette of Al-Masmak Palace, rendered with fine line engraving against a light guilloche underprint. The denomination '200' appears in large numerals at upper left and upper right, with the issuer name running along the top margin. At lower right, a commemorative cartouche bears the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency emblem alongside the inscription 'K.S.A. 100 YEARS'. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Hologram |
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Issued to mark the centennial of the Al-Saud unification of the Arabian Peninsula — the kingdom itself was formally proclaimed in 1932, but the commemorative dating here references the 1999 centennial reckoning tied to the Hijri calendar, specifically AH 1419, corresponding to approximately 100 years from the consolidation of Najd under Abdulaziz ibn Saud's early campaigns beginning around AH 1319.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement with Saudi currency stretched back decades, and P#28 sits within a commemorative run rather than a standard circulation series. The hologram strip was a relatively recent addition to SAMA's security repertoire at this date.