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Oman continued to use the Gulf rupee until 1970, with the government backing the currency at its old peg to the pound, when it adopted the Saidi rial. On 7 May 1970 [ 6 ] [ 7 ] the Saidi rial (named after the House of Al Said , not to be confused with Saudi riyal ) was introduced as the currency of Oman to replace the Gulf rupee .