20 Rials - Rezā Pahlavī 3rd. portrait; French text on reverse

€457,654.00
IssuerIran
Year1316-1320 (1937-1941)
TypeStandard circulation banknotes
Value20 Rials (20 IRR)
CurrencySecond Rial (1932-date)
CompositionPaper
Size145 × 80 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterDe La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
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Reference(s) P#34
Obverse descriptionRed-orange on multicolor underprint. Portrait Shah Reza in three-quarter face towards left without cap at right; ruins of Tachara Palace (Persepolis) at center.
Reverse descriptionRed-orange print. Railroad bridges of the Trans-Iranian Railway between Veresk and Dowgal (ca. km 240) in North Iran. French texts.
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Obverse letteringتصویر نیم رخ رضا شاه بیست ریال شیر و خورشید ۱۳۱۶
(Translation: Bank Melli Iran Twenty Rials 1316)
Reverse letteringBANQUE MELLIÉ IRAN 20 RIALS
(Translation: Bank Melli Iran Twenty Rials)
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Catalog ID5584411480
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