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Qatar
Qatari Riyal (QAR)
Curiosities about the currency
The currency of Qatar is the Qatari riyal, although it is also written as Riyal Qatari, Riyal of Qatar or Rial of Qatar. Its ISO code is QAR and its symbols are QR and ر.ق. It has been the official currency of Qatar since 1967 and the Central Bank of Qatar is responsible for issuing it.
The banknotes of Qatar have values of QR1, QR5, QR10, QR50, QR100, and QR500. When the last series of Qatari banknotes was issued (2008), bright colours were used such as blue (1 and 500 Riyals banknotes), brown (10 Riyals), green (5 and 100 Riyals), and pink (50 Riyals).
One Qatari rial is divided into 100 dirhams. The denominations of these coins from Qatar are 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 dirhams. All Qatari coins have the same obverse (with the coat of arms) and the same reverse, featuring the representation of the state of Qatar.
The currency of Qatar was issued jointly with Dubai until 1973, when the latter joined the United Arab Emirates and adopted the emirate dirham. That year, the new series of Qatari currency was introduced solely under the name of Qatar.
Qatar used the Gulf rupee as its official currency until its devaluation in 1966. Before introducing the Qatari riyal, it briefly used the Saudi riyal.
What do the banknotes/coins look like?
Front part
*The banknotes and coins correspond to the newest issued series and are for reference. Colours may vary and there may be more designs than those shown.
