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The currency of Oman is the Omani rial (OMR), divided into 1,000 baisa and issued by the Central Bank of Oman. It is the third highest-valued currency unit in the world: one rial costs ₹255.89 at our selling rate right now.
- Code
- OMR
- Symbol
- ROر.ع.
- Subunit
- 1,000 baisa
- In use since
- 1970
What is the currency of Oman?
The currency of Oman is the Omani rial, code OMR, written RO or ر.ع.. One rial is divided into 1,000 baisa, which is why Omani prices carry three decimal places. The Central Bank of Oman issues it. Oman has had its own currency since 1970, when the Rial Saidi replaced the Gulf rupee, a special issue of the Reserve Bank of India, and it became the Rial Omani in 1972. It is fixed at US$2.6008 and is the third strongest currency unit in the world: on 5 Oct 2026, one rial was worth about ₹255.89 at our selling rate.
Omani Rial at a glance
- Currency
- Omani rialريال عماني
- Code
- OMRNumeric code 512
- Symbol
- RO, or ر.ع.An official rial sign since November 2025
- Subunit
- 1 rial = 1,000 baisa
- Issuer
- Central Bank of OmanFounded 1974; head office in Ruwi, Muscat
- Introduced
- 1970As the Rial Saidi; renamed the Rial Omani in 1972
- Exchange rate
- US$2.6008 per rialFixed since 1986
- Used in
- Oman only
- Banknotes
- 100 baisa, ½, 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 rialsSixth series, issued from 2020
- Coins
- 5, 10, 25 and 50 baisaAnything larger comes as a note
Oman currency notes and coins
Oman money comes as seven banknotes and four coins. The notes are the sixth series, issued from 2020 for the fiftieth anniversary of the Renaissance, and each is shown with what it costs in rupees at our selling rate today.
- Central Bank of Oman100 baisa100baisa
100 baisa RO 0.100
≈ ₹25.59 today- Colour
- Brown
- Front
- The national emblem and the green terraces of Al Jabal Al Akhdar
- Back
- The Falaj Al Jeela water channel, palm groves and coconut trees
- Central Bank of OmanHalf rial½
Half rial RO 0.500
≈ ₹127.94 today- Colour
- Green
- Front
- The national emblem, the Ain Kour waterfall and a frankincense tree
- Back
- An Arabian leopard and sooty falcons
- Central Bank of OmanOne rial1RO
One rial RO 1
≈ ₹255.89 today- Colour
- Red
- Front
- The national emblem and the Oman Across Ages Museum
- Back
- Khasab Castle, the Wadi Al-Ayn tower tombs, a Jirz axe and an Omani khanjar
- Central Bank of OmanFive rials5RO
Five rials RO 5
≈ ₹1,279.44 today- Colour
- Pink-purple
- Front
- Sultan Haitham and Sultan Qaboos University
- Back
- The Royal Opera House Muscat
- Central Bank of OmanTen rials10RO
Ten rials RO 10
≈ ₹2,558.89 today- Colour
- Brown
- Front
- Sultan Haitham and the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
- Back
- The Great Mosque of Al Baleed and the mihrab of al-Uweyna Mosque
- Central Bank of OmanTwenty rials20RO
Twenty rials RO 20
≈ ₹5,117.78 today- Colour
- Blue-violet
- Front
- Sultan Haitham and Muscat International Airport
- Back
- Salalah Airport, Sohar Industrial Port and the Al Batinah Expressway
- Central Bank of OmanFifty rials50RO
Fifty rials RO 50
≈ ₹12,794.45 today- Colour
- Green
- Front
- The late Sultan Qaboos and the Central Bank of Oman building
- Back
- The Council of Oman, the Ministry of Finance and the Supreme Court
Coins, in baisa
The 100 baisa, quarter-rial and half-rial coins were withdrawn in 2020, so anything above 50 baisa comes as a note.
- 55 baisa
≈ ₹1.28 - 1010 baisa
≈ ₹2.56 - 2525 baisa
≈ ₹6.40 - 5050 baisa
≈ ₹12.79
Sources: Central Bank of Oman, currency and its sixth-series booklet; colours as printed. Rupee values at our selling rate, 10:25 AM IST, 5 Oct 2026.
The rial gets its own sign
Like the rupee in 2010, the Omani rial now has a symbol of its own. The Central Bank of Oman launched it in November 2025, and in September 2026 it joined the world's computers.
The sign is launched
The Central Bank of Oman unveils an official rial sign: the Arabic letters ʿayn and rāʾ joined, crossed by two parallel lines for stability and strength.
Before the number
The bank's guidelines put the sign in front of the amount with a space, the way prices already read RO 1.500.
Into Unicode
Unicode 18.0 adds it as U+20C4, OMANI RIAL SIGN. Phones and fonts will pick it up over the coming months; until then prices keep using RO and OMR.
Sources: Oman News Agency, Muscat Daily and Oman Observer, 19 Nov 2025; Central Bank of Oman, rial sign guidelines; Unicode Consortium, Unicode 18.0 announcement and character data; sign artwork: Central Bank of Oman (public domain).
Why the rial is worth so much
Only the Kuwaiti and Bahraini dinars are worth more per unit. Three things put the rial there.
It started at one pound
The first rial, in May 1970, was issued at par with the British pound, and when the Rial Omani replaced it in 1972 it did so one for one, so the unit stayed large.
Fixed to the dollar since 1986
One rial is US$2.6008, a rate the Central Bank of Oman has held unchanged since 1986. The IMF classes it as a conventional peg.
A narrow band
The central bank buys dollars at RO 0.384 and sells them at RO 0.385, which keeps the rial within a whisker of its fixed rate.
One unit in rupees · our selling rate, 5 Oct 2026
Oman money through the years
Oman was the last place in the Gulf to give up the rupee, and its own rial is only a little over fifty years old. Its story in eight entries.
- EntryOman
The first Omani coins
Sultan Faisal bin Turki issues copper coins in Indian denominations; the Indian rupee is the money of Muscat and the coast.
- EntryOman
The Gulf rupee
India issues special "Z" rupee notes for use only in the Gulf, and Muscat switches to them.
India link - EntryOman
Oman keeps the rupee
After India devalues on 6 June, Qatar and the Trucial States drop the Gulf rupee, but Muscat and Oman keeps it, the last place it circulates.
India link - EntryOman
The Rial Saidi
On 7 May Oman issues its first national currency, at par with the British pound and named after the ruling Al Said family.
- EntryOman
The Rial Omani
After the country becomes the Sultanate of Oman, the Rial Omani replaces the Rial Saidi one for one.
- EntryOman
US$2.6008
The rial is fixed at US$2.6008, the rate it still holds.
- EntryOman
The sixth series
The 50-rial note marks fifty years of the Renaissance; the others follow on 11 January 2021, the first with Sultan Haitham's portrait.
New notes - EntryOman
A polymer rial
On 11 January Oman issues its first polymer note, a commemorative 1 rial; on 21 September the last window to exchange pre-2020 notes closes.
Sources: Central Bank of Oman, history and fixed-peg pages; IMF Country Report 26/4; Global Financial Data; Oman News Agency and Oman Observer, 2020 to 2026; Scroll.in on the Gulf rupee; Wikipedia, "Omani rial".
Rials and rupees side by side
Worked out at our selling rate at 10:25 AM IST on 5 Oct 2026. For the live rate on any amount, use the OMR to INR or INR to OMR converter.
| You pay | You get |
|---|---|
| ₹10,000 | RO 39.079 |
| ₹25,000 | RO 97.699 |
| ₹50,000 | RO 195.397 |
| ₹1,00,000 | RO 390.794 |
| ₹2,00,000 | RO 781.589 |
| ₹5,00,000 | RO 1,953.972 |
| You buy | It costs |
|---|---|
| RO 1 | ₹255.89 |
| RO 5 | ₹1,279.44 |
| RO 10 | ₹2,558.89 |
| RO 20 | ₹5,117.78 |
| RO 50 | ₹12,794.45 |
| RO 100 | ₹25,588.90 |
Spending rials in Oman
Three habits of Omani money that catch visitors out.
Three decimals: the digits after the point are baisa.
That tag reads
1 rial+500 baisa
≈ ₹383.83at our selling rate
Prices run to three decimals
A rial is 1,000 baisa, so prices are written to three decimal places after RO, the Oman money symbol: RO 1.500 is one rial and 500 baisa, about ₹383.83. Small prices are often given in baisa alone, such as 250 baisa.
RO 1.500 = 1 rial + 500 baisaLocal cards run on OmanNet
OmanNet, run by the Central Bank of Oman, connects the country's cash machines and card terminals. Oman's new Maal card works only inside Oman for now, so bring a Visa or Mastercard, and cash for souqs and small shops.
OmanNet · MaalSmall change comes as notes
The 100 baisa, quarter-rial and half-rial coins were withdrawn in 2020, so above 50 baisa your change is a 100 baisa or half-rial note, worth about ₹25.59 and ₹127.94.
100 baisa = ₹25.59Taking Omani rials from India
The Reserve Bank of India's rules apply to every currency, and the rial is no exception.
Up to the equivalent of USD 3,000 per trip can leave India as Omani rial notes. The rest goes on a forex card or as a bank transfer.
Every resident can send up to USD 250,000 abroad each financial year under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme, travel included.
Tax collected at source applies once your foreign-exchange purchases in a financial year cross ₹10 lakh: nil when an education loan pays, 2% for self-funded education and medical treatment, and 20% for travel and everything else. It is credited against your income tax when you file.
Omani rials are available on request. Send your amount and the desk confirms availability and your exact rate before anything is booked.
Check availability→Omani rial questions
The questions people type about the rial, answered in full, in three groups.
The basics
9 questionsWhat is the currency of Oman?
The currency of Oman is the Omani rial, code OMR, divided into 1,000 baisa. It is issued by the Central Bank of Oman and has been in use since 1970, first as the Rial Saidi and from 1972 as the Rial Omani, in the capital, Muscat, and across the country.
What is the currency of Muscat?
Muscat, the capital of Oman, uses the Omani rial like the rest of the country, so the Muscat currency name is simply the Omani rial. In Muscat, Oman currency prices are marked RO, and the city is sometimes spelt Maskat.
What is the full form of OMR?
OMR stands for Omani Rial. OM is Oman's two-letter country code and R is for rial, following the ISO 4217 standard, so the OMR full form is Omani Rial and "OMR currency" always means Oman's money. Its numeric code is 512.
What is the Omani rial symbol?
The Omani rial symbol is RO, also written R.O., in English and ر.ع. in Arabic, and it is the Oman currency symbol you will see before prices, as in RO 1.500. Since November 2025 the rial also has an official sign of its own, added to Unicode in September 2026.
Oman ki currency kya hai?
Oman ki currency Omani rial (OMR) hai. Ek rial mein 1,000 baisa hote hain, aur 5 Oct 2026 ko ek rial lagbhag ₹255.89 ka tha, hamare selling rate par. Muscat ki currency bhi yahi hai, aur Oman ka currency symbol RO hai.
Is it Omani rial or Omani riyal?
The official spelling, on the notes, at the Central Bank of Oman and in the ISO list, is rial: the Omani rial. Oman riyal, Omani riyal and Oman rial all mean the same money, and Omani newspapers write riyal too. There is no Oman dinar or Oman dirham, and Oman stopped using rupees in 1970.
How many baisa make one Omani rial?
One Omani rial is 1,000 baisa. Coins come in 5, 10, 25 and 50 baisa, and the smallest notes are 100 baisa and half a rial, which is 500 baisa.
What is Oman money called?
The Oman currency name is the rial, in full the Omani rial, and its small change is the baisa. The name is shared with the Saudi and Qatari riyals, but the Omani rial is a separate currency worth nearly ten times as much.
Why was it called the Rial Saidi?
The first rial, issued on 7 May 1970, was named after the ruling Al Said family, not after Saudi Arabia. When the country became the Sultanate of Oman, the Rial Omani replaced it one for one in 1972.
Value and history
6 questionsIs the Omani rial the third highest currency in the world?
Yes, by the value of one unit. On 5 Oct 2026 one Omani rial was worth about ₹255.89 at our selling rate, behind only the Kuwaiti dinar and the Bahraini dinar. Our guide to the highest currency in the world has the full ranking.
Is the Omani rial pegged to the US dollar?
Yes. One rial is fixed at US$2.6008, or RO 0.3845 per dollar, a rate the Central Bank of Oman has held since 1986. The IMF classes it as a conventional peg.
Which Omani banknotes are in use?
The sixth series, issued from 2020: 100 baisa, half a rial, 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 rials, plus the polymer commemorative 1 rial issued on 11 January 2026, Oman's first polymer note.
Are old Omani rial notes still valid?
No. Every note issued before the sixth series lost its legal-tender status after 31 December 2024. Banks exchanged them until 21 September 2026, and the Central Bank of Oman said it would accept no claims after that date.
What is the new Omani rial sign?
On 19 November 2025 the Central Bank of Oman launched an official sign for the rial: the Arabic letters ʿayn and rāʾ joined and crossed by two parallel lines. It goes before the amount with a space, and Unicode added it in version 18.0 in September 2026 as U+20C4.
Was the Indian rupee used in Oman?
Yes. The Indian rupee was the money of Muscat and the coast, and from 1959 the Gulf rupee, a special issue of the Reserve Bank of India. Oman kept the Gulf rupee after India devalued in 1966 and was the last place it circulated, until the rial arrived in 1970.
Buying from India
2 questionsHow many Omani rials can I carry from India?
Up to the equivalent of USD 3,000 per trip in currency notes. Anything above that goes on a forex card or as a bank transfer, all within the USD 250,000 a year Liberalised Remittance Scheme limit.
How do I get Omani rials for a trip to Oman?
Order them before you fly. Matrix Forex, an RBI-authorised Category-II dealer, arranges Omani rial notes on request: send your amount through the booking bar at the top of this page and the desk confirms availability and your exact rate before anything is booked. For the live rate on any amount, see the OMR to INR converter.