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20 Rials - Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī 5th. portrait, Bank Melli Iran
| Issuer | Bank Melli Iran |
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| Year | 1958 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in brown on an intricate guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents an intaglio view of the standing statue of Reza Shah Pahlavi on a tall pedestal, with the Ramsar Hotel and wooded hillside visible in the background. Denomination numerals in Eastern Arabic script appear at lower left and upper right, flanked by ornamental arabesque panels. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Bank Melli Iran's use of Harrison & Sons for this series was a deliberate political and commercial alignment — British-printed Iranian currency was the norm through much of the Pahlavi era, and Harrison held the contract through successive portrait changes as Mohammad Reza Shah's official image was periodically updated to reflect his aging and consolidating authority. This note represents the fifth distinct portrait variant in the series, a level of revision unusual for a denomination this modest.
P#69 is among the more frequently encountered examples of the type, having circulated heavily in a period of relative economic stability following the 1953 coup and oil nationalization crisis.