Catalog
1.000 Rials = 10 Pahlavi
| Issuer | Banque Mellié Iran |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Size | 175 x 108 mm |
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| Obverse description | Green and orange note with an intaglio portrait of Reza Shah Pahlavi in military uniform at right, set within an ornate floral and arabesque border. A central guilloche underprint in orange carries the denomination inscription in Persian script, with a smaller imperial lion-and-sun vignette above. Serial numbers appear at upper left and upper right, with Persian and Arabic legends distributed across the face. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large landscape vignette of Mount Damavand with a structure in the foreground, rendered in fine intaglio engraving in green tones. The bank name BANQUE MELLIÉ IRAN and DIX PAHLAVI appear in roman lettering at the top, with MILLE RIALS inscribed along the bottom. A red specimen or approval stamp overlies the central vignette, and the denomination 1000 RIALS is repeated in the four corners within a richly engraved floral frame. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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