MUSCAT, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of Oman launched on Thursday a new 50-riyal banknote to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of modern Oman.
This new banknote comes also "to commemorate Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the founder of modern Oman," said a statement of the bank.
"The bank will offer a new banknote for all other Omani cash categories, which includes 20 riyals, 10 riyals, five riyals, one riyal, half riyal and 100 baisas," the statement added.
Qaboos bin Said had ruled Oman for half a century, and was the longest-serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world at the time of his death on Jan. 10, 2020. Enditem
