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| Issuer | Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Year | 2010-2019 |
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| Reference(s) | P#151 |
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| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 100 000 100 000 RIALS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND RIALS |
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| Protection description | Portrait of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini with numeral 100000 below; embedded security thread |
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| Comments |
Iran began printing its own security paper at the TAKAB facility in Amol County after decades of reliance on foreign suppliers — a shift driven largely by sanctions pressure that made sourcing specialist banknote paper from European mills increasingly difficult. This note falls squarely within that domestically produced run. The security thread and watermark specifications on this series were revised at least once during the decade-long print window, meaning early and late impressions are not identical, though they share the same Pick number.
The 100,000 Rial denomination was introduced partly because inflation had rendered smaller notes nearly useless for everyday transactions — by the time this series ended, the official rate had pushed purchasing power so low that even this note struggled with daily utility.