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1 Toman - The Imperial Bank of Persia
| Issuer | Imperial Bank of Persia |
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| Year | 1890-1923 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Multicolour note with intricate guilloche borders in red, black and olive, with corner medallions bearing the denomination numeral in Persian script. At left, an oval intaglio vignette depicts the Imperial lion-and-sun emblem within a laurel wreath; at right, an oval portrait vignette shows Naser al-Din Shah in military dress uniform with decorations. The central cartouche carries the denomination یک تومان in bold Persian script over a pink guilloche underprint, flanked by the bank name بانک شاهنشاهی ایران at the top and the date in Latin script below. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green intaglio on plain paper, the reverse is dominated by a central oval vignette of the Persian lion-and-sun emblem with radiating sunburst lines, surmounted by the Imperial crown and enclosed within a scrollwork cartouche bearing ONE TOMAN below. The legend THE IMPERIAL BANK OF PERSIA arcs across the upper portion in a banner, flanked by elaborate vine and leaf border ornaments. Serial numbers appear in two positions at left and right, with a perfin cancellation visible at the lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | THE IMPERIAL BANK OF PERSIA ONE TOMAN |
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