and the 1995 series of 100 baisa and rial. The 1995 200-baisa note, the 1995 and 2005 1-rial notes, and the 2000 release of 5-50 rial notes are still accepted but not commonly seen. Coins in circulation are mainly 25 and 50 baisa, with 5 and 10 baisa used in shops whose pricing requires them. A new series of banknotes has been released with sultan Haitham bin Tariq on the obverse. See also Oman Economy of Oman Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf References External links Information on Omani currency (archived 25 January 2005) Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs The banknotes of Oman Fixed exchange rate Currencies of Oman Currencies introduced in 1973