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20 Rials Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī

Issuer Bank Melli Iran
Year 1944
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Printer Harrison & Sons Limited, High Wycombe, United Kingdom (1839-1997)
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Obverse lettering بانک ملی ایران
بیست ریال
شیر و خورشید
(Translation: Bank Melli Iran / Twenty Rials / Lion and Sun)
Reverse description Orange on light underprint. A panoramic vignette occupies the center, presenting the Savad Kooh railroad tunnel and viaduct bridges set within a dramatic mountain gorge landscape. The bank name is inscribed in Persian script at the top, with the denomination repeated in all four corners within ornate guilloche borders, and floral rosette motifs accenting the vertical side panels.
Reverse lettering بانک ملی ایران
بیست ریال
راه آهن سوادکوه
(Translation: Bank Melli Iran / Twenty Rials / Savad Kooh Railroad)
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