Saudi Arabia issues new SAR20 note to mark G20 Presidency

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) has launched a new SAR20 banknote, to mark the occasion of Saudi presidency of the G20 summit.

The twenty-riyal banknote will be put into circulation today, October 25, 2020, as an official legal banknote.

Marking the occasion of Saudi Arabia’s hosting of #G20 summit, #SAMA issued a Twenty Saudi Riyal banknote#العشرون_ريالاً#G20SaudiArabia #G20RiyadhSummit#مؤسسة_النقد pic.twitter.com/ZFHQgGPbKl

— SAMA | مؤسسة النقد العربي السعودي (@SAMA_GOV) October 24, 2020

The banknote was printed in line with technical specifications, high-quality security features, and a distinctive design in purple color with decorations inspired by the G20 logo, SAMA confirmed.

The new note carries the picture of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on the front side with a slogan of Saudi Presidency in 3D design. Meanwhile, the back carries a map of the world, depicting the G20 countries in a different color.

The new twenty-riyal banknote, on the occasion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s presidency of the G20 Summit.#العشرون_ريالاً#مؤسسة_النقد#SAMA pic.twitter.com/1mOLX0H5Z7

— SAMA | مؤسسة النقد العربي السعودي (@SAMA_GOV) October 24, 2020

The G20 summit will now be held “virtually,” gathering leaders of the world’s most powerful nations together.

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G20 members represent around 80 per cent of the world’s economic output, two-thirds of global population and three-quarters of international trade, according to its website.