CBO has issued new banknote denominations; 20 Rials, 10 Rials, 5 Rials, 1 Rial, 500 Baisa and 100 Baisa for circulation.
This issuance is a completion of the sixth issue of the Omani banknotes which began by circulating the 50 Rials banknote as of July last year 2020. Notably, the new banknotes will circulate starting today, January 11th 2021.
The Central Bank of Oman is currently working, in coordination with banks operating in the Sultanate, to make ATM, CDM, vending and all other withdrawal and deposit machines compatible with the new banknotes.
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