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Saudi Arabia

  Deputy Chairman of SAMA Governor of SAMA Deputy Governor of SAMA
Signature 1 Najjeb Ibrahim Salha George Blowers Rasem Bey al-Khalidi
  Chairman of SAMA Governor of SAMA
Signature 2 Muhammed Surour al-Saban R. D. Standish
  Governor of SAMA Minister of Finance
Signature 3 Anwar Ali Tallal bin Abdul Aziz
Signature 4 Anwar Ali Musa'id bin Abdul Rahman
Signature 5 Abdul Aziz al-Qurashi Musa'id bin Abdul Rahman
Signature 6 Abdul Aziz al-Qurashi Muhammad Ali Aba Al-Khail
Signature 7 Hamad Saud al-Sayyari Muhammad Ali Aba Al-Khail
Signature 8 Hamad Saud al-Sayyari Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf

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number prefixes areconstructed
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factors that cause varietes in the bank
notes issued in Saudi Arabia

SCWPM Denomination Image Signature Prefix Range Comments
Fifth Currency Issue
NL   500 Riyals Image Sig. 8 ٠١٤ – ٠٠١
001 – 014		 Released on 17 September 2007.
NL   100 Riyals Image Sig. 8 ٠٢٤ – ٠٠١
001 – 024		 Released on 21 May 2007.
NL   50 Riyals Image Sig. 8 ٠٢٤ – ٠٠١
001 – 024		 Released on 21 May 2007.
NL   10 Riyals Image Sig. 8 ٠١٨ – ٠٠١
001 – 018		 Released on 16 July 2007.
NL   5 Riyals Image Sig. 8 ٠١٦ – ٠٠١
001 – 016		 Released on 16 July 2007.
NL   1 Riyal Image Sig. 8 ٠٢٢ – ٠٠١
001 – 022		 Released on 31 December 2007.
Modified Fourth Currency Issue
30   500 Riyals Image Sig. 8 ٣٧٢ – ٢٨٧ Similar to No.26, but with OVD, new watermark, visually impaired recognition feature, and windowed, micro-printed security thread on back.
29   100 Riyals Image Sig. 8 ٤٨٥ – ٣٧٦ Similar to No.25, but with OVD, new watermark, visually impaired recognition feature, and windowed, micro-printed security thread on back.
K.S.A.Centenary Issues
28   200 Riyals Image Sig. 8 ١٣٣ – ٠٠١
27   20 Riyals Image Sig. 8 ٠٧٠ – ٠٠١
Fourth Currency Issue
26 a 500 Riyals Image Sig. 7 ١٤ – ١ Incorrect spelling; عنة signature.
  b     Sig. 7 ١٨٥ – ١٠٢ Corrected spelling; عنةsignature.
  c     Sig. 7 ٢٢٥ – ١٨٦ Corrected spelling.
  d     Sig. 8 ٢٨٤ – ٢٢٦
25 a 100 Riyals Image Sig. 7 ١٨٨ – ٣ With عنة signature.
  b     Sig. 7 ٢٧١ – ٢٠٣ Without عنة signature.
  c     Sig. 8 ٣٧٠ – ٢٧٧
24 a 50 Riyals Image Sig. 7 ٠٩٦ – ٠٠٤ Incorrect spelling; عنة signature.
  b     Sig. 7 ٣٠٠ – ١٠٤ Corrected spelling; عنة signature.
  c     Sig. 8 ٤١٦ – ٣٠٣
23 a 10 Riyals Image Sig. 7 ٥٠ – ٣ Incorrect spelling; عنة signature.
  b     Sig. 7 ١٤٨ – ١٠٣ Corrected spelling; عنة signature.
  c     Sig. 7 ٣٣٤ – ١٥٦ Corrected spelling.
  d     Sig. 8 ٥٤٥ – ٣٣٥
22 a 5 Riyals Image Sig. 7 ٠٤٦ – ٠٠١ Incorrect spelling; عنة signature.
  b     Sig. 7 ١٤١ – ١٠٠ Corrected spelling; عنة signature.
  c     Sig. 7 ٣٠٢ – ١٤٣ Corrected spelling.
  d     Sig. 8 ٤٢٩ – ٣٠٥ Watermark is 22mm across (measured just below the nose); as for previous watermarks.
  e     Sig. 8 ٥١٠ – Watermark is 24mm across (measured just below the nose).
21 a 1 Riyal Image Sig. 7 ٠٨٤ – ٠٠١ Incorrect spelling; عنة signature.
  b     Sig. 7 ٢١٠ – ١٠٠ Corrected spelling; عنة signature.
  c     Sig. 7 ٦٩٠ – ٢١٩ Corrected spelling.
  d     Sig. 8 ١٦٨١ – ٧٢٣
Third Currency Issue
20   100 Riyals Image Sig. 6 ٤٧ – ١٠ Signatures are wide apart.
        Sig. 6 ٣٥٧ – ٦١ Signatures are closer together.
19   50 Riyals Image Sig. 6 ٤٧ – ٦ Signatures are wide apart.
        Sig. 6 ١٩٧ – ٩٩ Signatures are closer together.
        Sig. 6 ٢٧١ Signatures are closer together and roughly drawn.
18   10 Riyals Image Sig. 6 ١٣٨ – ٨
17 a 5 Riyals Image Sig. 6 ٤٠ – ١ Incorrect 'Khamsa' (five).
  b   Image Sig. 6 ٦٨ – ٤١ Corrected 'Khamsa' (five).
16   1 Riyal Image Sig. 6 ٢٤٠ – ١
Second Currency Issue
15 a 100 Riyals Image Sig. 4 ٢٦ – ١
  b     Sig. 5 ٥٣ – ٣٧
14 a 50 Riyals Image Sig. 4 ٤٦ – ١
  b     Sig. 5 ٧٣ – ٤٨
13   10 Riyals Image Sig. 4 ٢٠٥ – ١
12 a 5 Riyals Image Sig. 4 ٥٠ – ١
  b     Sig. 5 ٥٤ – ٥١
11 a 1 Riyals Image Sig. 4 ١٤٠ – ٥١
  b     Sig. 5 ١٦٦ – ١٤١
First Currency Issue
10 a 100 Riyals Image Sig. 3 ١١ – ١
  b     Sig. 4 ٧ then ٤١ – ٢٢
9 a 50 Riyals Image Sig. 3 ٢٠ – ١
  b     Sig. 4 ٣٢ – ٢٢
8 a 10 Riyals Image Sig. 3 ٨٠ – ١ Black serial numbers.
  b     Sig. 4 ٩٩ – ٨٣ Red serial numbers. This variety has been recorded with a serial number prefix of ٩, suggesting it may have been numbered separately to variety 'a'. More research is required.
7 a 5 Riyals Image Sig. 3 ٦ – ١ Then ٤٨ – ٢٢ Red serial numbers.
  b     Sig. 3 ١٣ Black serial numbers.
  c     Sig. 4 ٨١ – ٥٨ Red serial numbers.
6   1 Riyal Image Sig. 3 ٨٩ – ٤
Pilgrim Receipts
4   10 Riyals Image Sig. 1 ٩١ – ١
3   5 Riyals Image Sig. 1 ٨٠ – ١
2   1 Riyal Image Sig. 2 ٦٤ – ١
1   10 Riyals Image Sig. 1 هـ – ا

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