Hejaz Riyal
The riyal (Arabic: ريال) was the currency of Hejaz between 1916 and 1925. It was subdivided into 20 ghirsh (Arabic: قرش). The riyal was a silver coin the same weight as the Ottoman 20 kuruş coin but was minted in .917 fineness rather than .830 fineness. The Hejaz riyal was replaced by the Saudi riyal in 1925 at par.
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