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1000 Rials - Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī 7th. portrait, 'Dark Panel'
| Issuer | Bank Markazi Iran |
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| Year | 1969 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | بانک مرکزی ایران هزار ریال (Translation: Bank Markazi Iran One Thousand Rials) |
| Reverse description | Brown and pink intaglio print with ornate guilloche borders flanking both vertical margins. The central vignette presents the domed tomb pavilion of Hafez (Aramgah-e Hafez) in Shiraz, surrounded by cypress trees and landscaped gardens, set within a large oval pale underprint. A dark panel at top carries the bank name in Latin script, with denomination numerals and Persian legends in the lower corners. |
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By the late 1960s, Bank Markazi Iran had consolidated around Harrison & Sons for much of its high-denomination printing work — the relationship produced several overlapping portrait series, which is precisely why collectors distinguish this issue as the "Dark Panel" type. The term refers to a deliberate design modification made mid-series to improve visual separation between the central vignette and surrounding fieldwork, a change Harrison implemented at the bank's request rather than as a routine reprint variation.
At the 1000 Rial level, these saw genuine heavy circulation — Iran's oil revenues were driving rapid economic expansion, and large-denomination notes moved through commercial channels constantly. Worn examples are the norm.