NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Omani rial

For other currencies called rial see Iranian rial or Yemeni rial. Image File history File links Omani_rial. ... A fixed exchange rate, sometimes (less commonly) called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime wherein a currencys value is matched to the value of another single currency or to a basket of other currencies, or to another measure of value, such as gold. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... Rial (Ø±ÙŠØ§Ù„ in Arabic, Ø±ÛŒØ§Ù„ in Persian) is the title of the official currency of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. ... ISO 4217 Code IRR User(s) Iran Inflation 13. ... 1000 Yemeni Rial The rial or riyal is the currency of Yemen. ...

The Omani rial (ISO 4217 code OMR) is the official currency of Oman. It is divided into 1000 baisa (baiza). ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ...

The Omani rial was introduced to replace rial Saidi (not to be confused with Saudi riyal) at par in 1973. The currency name was changed due to the regime change in 1970 and the subsequent change of the country's name. The rial Saidi had been introduced in 1970 to replace the Gulf rupee at a rate of 1 rial = 13¹⁄₃ rupees. Earlier rial coins issued in Oman were equivalent to the Maria Theresa Thaler. ISO 4217 Code SAR User(s) Saudi Arabia Inflation rate 0. ... The Gulf Rupee, also known as the Persian Gulf Rupee (XPGR), was introduced by the Indian government as a replacement for the Indian Rupee for circulation exclusively outside the country with the Reserve Bank of India [Amendment] Act, 1 May 1959. ... Maria Theresa Thaler. ...

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From 1973 to 1986, the rial was pegged to U.S. dollar at 1 rial = 2.895 dollars. In 1986, the rate was changed to 1 rial = 2.6008 dollars^[1], which translates to approximately 1 dollar = 0.384497 rial. The Central Bank buys U.S. dollars at 0.384 rial, and sell U.S. dollars at 0.385 rial^[2]. It is the fourth highest valued currency unit after the Kuwaiti dinar, Maltese lira, and the Bahraini dinar. ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... The highest valued currency unit is the currency in which a single unit buys the highest number of any given other currency or the largest amount of a given good. ... The Kuwaiti dinar (ISO 4217 code KWD) is Kuwaits official currency. ... The Maltese lira, known in the Maltese language as the Lira Maltija, is the currency of Malta. ... The Bahraini Dinar is the official currency of Bahrain. ...

As of 16 September 2006, the rate was
1 USD = 0.385000 OMR
1 EUR = 0.486947 OMR
1 GBP = 0.72286 OMR
1 OMR = 304.805 JPY
edit this exchange rate September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union; Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro, Kosovo, French Guiana, RÃ©union, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte. ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ... ISO 4217 Code JPY User(s) Japan Inflation rate -0. ...

Note: These rates are obtained from xe.com and may contradict with pegged rate mentioned above

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The Gulf Rupee, also known as the Persian Gulf Rupee (XPGR), was introduced by the Indian government as a replacement for the Indian Rupee for circulation exclusively outside the country with the Reserve Bank of India [Amendment] Act, 1 May 1959. ... The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Arabic: Ù…Ø¬Ù„Ø³ Ø§Ù„ØªØ¹Ø§ÙˆÙ† Ù„Ø¯ÙˆÙ„ Ø§Ù„Ø®Ù„ÙŠØ¬), formerly named and still commonly called Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (Ù…Ø¬Ù„Ø³ Ø§Ù„ØªØ¹Ø§ÙˆÙ† Ø§Ù„Ø®Ù„ÙŠØ¬ÙŠ) is a regional organization involving the six Persian Gulf Arab States with many economic and social objectives in mind. ...

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The Gulf Rupee, also known as the Persian Gulf Rupee (XPGR), was introduced by the Indian government as a replacement for the Indian Rupee for circulation exclusively outside the country with the Reserve Bank of India [Amendment] Act, 1 May 1959. ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

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