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10 Riyals 1953 Haj Pilgrim Receipt Issue
| Issuer | Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd., London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a tall palm tree above two crossed swords set within an intricate guilloche rosette, printed in green on a light ground with floral arabesque border running the full perimeter of the note. Arabic text of the receipt legend is arranged in two columns flanking the central vignette, with the denomination numerals '10' at each lower corner. At the foot of the note, the denomination is rendered in English, Arabic, Urdu, and Farsi, with the English bearer clause and the printer's imprint 'THOMAS DE LA RUE & CO. LTD.' in small letterpress below. |
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| Reverse lettering | تحتفظ مؤسسة النقد العربي السعودي في خزائنها بمبلغ عشرة ريالات تحت طلب حامل هذا الايصال، وهو ايصال قابل للتحويل بدون قيد أو شرط سعودی عرب کی مالیاتی ایجنسی اپنے محفوظ خزانے میں سے حامل رسید ہذا (جو کہ پوری طور پر تابل لین دین ہے) کو دس ریال رقم ادا کرے گی نمایندگی مالی عربستان سعودی رسیدهای سعودی ده ریالی سعودی را قابل تبدیل میداند و معادل آن را میتواند به دارندگان بپردازد وکیل قروانغن سعود العربیة مثاکو اکن منوکر راسیف این دغن واغ تونی سڤوله ریال کئد سیاغ جواٸغ ممکغن SAUDÎ ARABİSTAN NAKİT İŞLERİ AJANLIĞI TEMAMEN DEVRİ KABİL İŞBU MAKBUZ HAMİLİ EMRİNE ÂMADE OLARAK ON RİYALİ MAH-ZENLERİNDE MUHAFAZA EDER. |
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Saudi Arabia's first nationally issued paper money was not intended for the domestic economy at all. The Haj Pilgrim Receipt series was created specifically to allow foreign pilgrims to convert their currencies into a convenient local instrument for use during the hajj season, reducing the flood of foreign coinage into the Hijaz. SAMA had only been established in 1952, and these notes — technically receipts, not banknotes in the full legal sense — were a cautious first step from an institution serving a government deeply reluctant to introduce paper currency on religious grounds.
De La Rue printed the series in London. Redeemable for Saudi riyals, they were not legal tender for the general population and were withdrawn at the end of each pilgrimage season.