Catalog
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
| Issuer | Bank Melli Iran |
|---|---|
| Year | 1951-1953 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Second Rial (1932-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette reproduces a bas-relief scene from Persepolis in which Darius the Great is enthroned in full royal regalia, receiving a dignitary while attendants and guards stand in formal procession to the left; two Achaemenid column bases flank the foreground. A large blank oval at right serves as the watermark window, with the bank name in Latin script at top and the denomination in both Persian and Latin characters flanking the design. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Mohammad Reza Shah (Type 4) |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |