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5 Riyals
| Issuer | Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Currency | Riyal (1960-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ٥ مُوسّسة النقد العربي السعودي خمسة ريالات (Translation: 5 Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Five Riyals) |
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| Variants | P#12a - P#12b - |
| Comments |
The P#12 series was part of SAMA's second major note issue, introduced after the kingdom's oil revenues had grown large enough to demand a more sophisticated currency infrastructure. Thomas De La Rue's involvement was longstanding — the relationship dated back to the first Saudi paper issues of the early 1960s, and the technical specifications remained conservative by design, reflecting official reluctance to overcomplicate a currency still building public trust among a population that had used silver Maria Theresa thalers within living memory.
The watermark is the sole security device on the note — no security thread, no fluorescent ink. Entirely typical for De La Rue's output for Gulf clients at this date.