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Saudi Arabia: No.1 10 Riyals
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First issued — 18 Dhu’l-Qa’dah 1372 H SAMA web-site (30 July 1953) (25 July 1953 International Financial News Survey 7 August 1953).
Size — 138 mm x 66 mm.
Signatures — (1) Najjeb Ibrahim Salha (Vice President of SAMA), George Blowers (Governor of SAMA) and Rasem Bey Khalidi (Vice Governor of SAMA).
Watermark — None.
Security thread — None.
Printer — Thomas de la Rue & Co.
Illustration — The arms of Saudi Arabia, with the following text:
(At left) ‘I declare that the Monetary Agency has in its vault the amount of ten Arabic riyals available for whosoever holds this receipt, it is negotiable, and the full value of this receipt will be given immediately to the holder at any of the Monetary Agency branches. First issue 1372.’
(At right) ‘This receipt was issued by the Agency to facilitate the carrier’s pilgrimage and therefore allows him to get the Arabic Riyal in his hands with ease during his stay in Saudi Arabia, and without him incurring any exchange fees.’
(At bottom) ‘Ten Riyals’ written in English, Malay, Farsi, Arabic, Urdu and Turkish.
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Illustration — ‘The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency holds in it vaults ten riyals at the disposal of the bearer of this fully negotiable receipt.’ written in Malay, Farsi, Arabic, Urdu and Turkish.