Saudi Arabia

In addition to Ottoman money, large foreign coins (Egyptian, Ottoman, Maria Theresa thaler) were popular on the territory of Hejaz, on which over-coins with the name of the state were placed. The first own coins were issued in Hijaz in 1916. These were bronze coins in denominations of ⅛, ¼, ½ and 1 piastre, as well as silver coins in denominations of 5, 10 and 20 piastre. The weight of Hejaz silver coins fully corresponded to the weight of Ottoman coins of a similar denomination, but the silver sample was higher.