Catalog
100 Rials Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Bank Melli Iran |
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| Year | 1935 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | بانک ملی ایران صد ریال ۱۰۰ (Translation: Bank Melli Iran. One Hundred Rials. 100.) |
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| Reverse lettering | بانک ملی ایران صد ریال ۱۰۰ ۲۰ امرداد ۱۳۱۳ (Translation: Bank Melli Iran. One Hundred Rials. 100. Various Solar Hijri dates stamped: AH1312, 1313, 1314 or ND.) |
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Bank Melli Iran was established in 1927 to replace the British-controlled Imperial Bank of Persia as the country's note-issuing authority — a deliberate assertion of financial independence under Reza Shah. By the time this 100 Rial note was issued in 1935, the country had just been officially renamed from Persia to Iran, and the redesigned currency series was part of that broader rebranding effort.
The American Bank Note Company secured the printing contract over European competitors, an unusual alignment westward for a country that had previously relied on British printing infrastructure. Two catalog varieties exist under P#28 and P#28A, distinguished by signature combinations reflecting changes in bank management during that period.