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50 Riyals Saudi Central Bank
| Issuer | Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) |
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| Year | 2021-2024 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse centres on a vignette of the Al-Aqsa Mosque set within the Old City of Jerusalem. The emblem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is placed to the right of the central image, with a watermark zone bearing the portrait of King Salman, facing right, positioned at the far right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The 2021 series marked SAMA's rebranding from "Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority" — the name the institution had carried since its 1952 founding — to "Saudi Central Bank," a shift reflecting a broader GCC trend toward aligning central bank nomenclature with international norms. The change required a full series redesign rather than an overprint, which is why P#48 exists as a distinct issue rather than a minor variant of the preceding family.
De La Rue's retention as printer is unremarkable given their decades-long relationship with Saudi Arabia, but the security specification here is notably lean for a mid-denomination note of this period — watermark and thread only, without the optically variable elements increasingly standard on comparable issues from neighboring central banks.