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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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| Obverse description | The obverse is centered on a vignette of the Dome of the Rock (Qubbat As-Sakhra), the Islamic shrine situated on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. To the right, a portrait of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, is rendered facing left. A watermark area to the left mirrors the royal portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | البنك المركزي السعودي طبعت في عهد خادم الحرمين الشرفين الملك سلمان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود بموجب المرسوم الملكي رقم ٦ الصادر بتاريخ ١٣٧٩/١/٧هـ ٥٠ وزير المالية خمسون ريالاً المحافظ (Translation: Saudi Central Bank Printed during the reign of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, pursuant to Royal Decree No. 6 issued on 1/7/1379 AH 50 Minister of Finance Fifty Riyals Governor) |
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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.