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Saudi Arabia: No.29 500 Riyals
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First issued — 21 Muharram 1424 (24 March.2003)
Size — 166 mm x 74 mm.
Signatures — (8) Hamad Saud al-Sayyari (Governor of SAMA) and Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf (Minister of Finance).
Watermark — King Abdul Aziz ibn Sa’ud and an electro-type watermark of ‘500’ (in vertical format)..
Security thread — Wide windowed thread with text punched out of the thread.
Printer —
Notes — ‘Five Hundred Riyals’ below the picture of King Abdul Aziz is spelt incorrectly. ‘Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency’ is spelt incorrectly. Hamad Saud al-Sayyari signs as ‘Acting Governor’.
Illustration — King Abdul Aziz ibn Sa’ud and the Kaaba in the courtyard of the Holy Mosque.
Text — The title of the ‘Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority’ is at the top left. An ornate block of script at the right states the note is ‘Printed in the time of King Fahd Abd Alaziz Al Saud (servant of the two holy sacred mosques), by the Royal Decree No.6 of 1/7/1379’. (This text is slightly different to that which appeared on the earlier notes.)
Variation – This note, while similar to No.26, has many variations. Some of the principal variations are: the OVD in the centre of the note; the panel of optically variable ink above the portrait, the four ‘stars’ to the right for the visually impaired, and the inclusion of the dates (front and back) in the lower intaglio borders.
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Illustration — An aerial view of the Holy Mosque in Mecca.