Saudi Arabia last non-decimal qirsh pair
The riyal has been the currency of Saudi Arabia since it was created out of various territories on the Arabian Peninsula in 1932, but between 1925 and 1960 the pre-decimal riyal was divided into 22 ghirsh or qirsh. Although the old Hijaz riyal had 20 qirsh, the first Saudi riyal was equivalent to 22 Ottoman kurus and this subdivision became the norm. This 2-coin set consists of a 1 and 2 qirsh coin in Uncirculated condition from the late 1950s just before decimalisation.
