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20 Rials Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Bank Melli Iran |
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| Year | 1948-1951 |
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| Currency | Second Rial (1932-date) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in military uniform at right, set within an oval intaglio frame against a multicolour guilloche underprint in salmon and lavender tones. The bank title in Persian script (بانک ملی ایران) appears at upper centre, flanked by the denomination numeral '20' in red at each corner, with an ornate floral arabesque panel at centre supporting the Persian denomination inscription. Two manuscript signatures and a seal appear below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a uniform reddish-brown on white paper, centred on a bold intaglio vignette adapted from the Persepolis bas-reliefs showing a lion attacking a bull, a celebrated motif from the Apadana staircase carvings. The legend 'BANK MELLI IRAN' in Latin characters runs along the upper register within a decorative border of stylised column-head ornaments, while the denomination appears in Persian script at lower left and right margins. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK MELLI IRAN بیست ریال ۲۰ |
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