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Saudi Arabia currency – Getty Images


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A collection of old coins minted in Islamic lands during a number of different eras. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


Saudi Arabia’s Old Money

Saudi Arabia’s Old Money

Almost 30 years ago when he was in the sixth grade, Mohamed Natw found a banknote in his house—but it was not like the ones in circulation at the time. He decided to take it with him to school to try to use it to buy something from the school’s canteen. And even...