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10 Rials - Rezā Pahlavī 3rd. portrait, French text on reverse
| Issuer | Bank Melli Iran |
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| Year | 1936-1940 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Purple on multicolour underprint. A central vignette presents a panoramic view of the Alborz Mountains. Arabic numerals denoting the denomination appear at each corner, and all textual inscriptions are rendered in French. |
| Reverse lettering | 10 RIALS BANQUE MELLIÉ IRAN (Translation: 10 Rials / Bank Melli Iran) |
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Two Pick numbers cover this type because the series ran across two distinct signature combinations — P#31 and P#33 reflect ministerial changes at Bank Melli rather than any redesign or reissue. The French reverse text was a deliberate policy choice: Reza Shah's modernization program positioned French as the international commercial language, and its appearance on Iranian currency signaled the state's ambitions toward European economic integration as much as it served any practical banking function.
De La Rue's involvement dates to the founding of Bank Melli in 1928, when Iran moved away from the Imperial Bank of Persia's note monopoly. This note falls within that early contract period.