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Pick: #42 , The Banknote Book: B140
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Description
Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority. 2016-2017 ١٤٣٨ (AH 1438) Issues. 500 riyals type 2016. Date: 2016 (AH1438). Dimensions: 166 x 74 mm. Denomination in SPARK. Holographic stripe. Watermark: King Abdelaziz ben Abderrahmane Al Saoud, electrotype coat of arms and ٥٠٠, and Cornerstones. Printer: De La Rue, London. Motion windowed security thread with ٥٠٠ and national emblem. Material: Paper. Front and back printing predominantly dark green. Description of the front: View of The Kaaba, a building dating from the 7th century and covered with a black silk cloth and located almost in the center of the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Mecca. Portrait of King Abdelaziz ben Abderrahmane Al Saoud (1876-1953). Series and numbering printed in green and black. Texts in Arabic. Two combinations of signatures with the Governor and the Minister of Finance. Back description: Aerial view of the great sacred Masjid al-Haram Mosque in Mecca with the Kaaba. National emblem with a palm tree and two crossed swords. Texts in English.