Catalog
2000 Rials Islamic Revolution
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Year | 1986-2005 |
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| Currency | Second Rial (1932-date) |
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| Obverse description | Purple, olive-green and dark brown on multicolour underprint. A vignette at centre right depicts a group of revolutionists gathered before a mosque, commemorating the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The overall design incorporates guilloche patterning in the underprint with Persian inscriptions and the denomination rendered in the margins. |
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| Signature(s) | Dr. Mohsen Noorbakhsh & Dr. Hossein Namazi Watermark: Dr. Mohsen Noorbakhsh & Mohammad Djavad Iravani Majid Ghassemi & Mohammad Djavad Iravani watermark Majid Ghassemi & Mohammad Djavad Iravani watermark: Fahmideh Majid Ghassemi & Dr. Mohsen Noorbakhsh Mohammad Hossein Adeli (long version) & Dr. Mohsen Noorbakhsh watermark: Fahmideh Mohammad Hossein Adeli (short version) & Dr. Mohsen Noorbakhsh watermark: Fahmideh Mohammad Hossein Adeli & Dr. Mohsen Noorbakhsh watermark: Mohammad Hossein Adeli & Mohammad Khan Dr. Mohsen Noorbakhsh & Mohammad Khan watermark: Dr. Mohsen Noorbakhsh & Mohammad Khan watermark: Fahmideh Dr. Mohsen Noorbakhsh & Dr. Hossein Namazi watermark: Khomeini Dr. Mohsen Noorbakhsh & Dr. Hossein Namazi watermark: Fahmideh |
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The sheer number of signature combinations catalogued under P#141 — at least thirteen distinct pairings, some differentiated further by watermark type — reflects nearly two decades of continuous issue and the revolving-door nature of Central Bank governorship under the Islamic Republic. Mohsen Noorbakhsh alone appears across multiple pairings spanning different decades, having served two separate terms as governor. The Fahmideh watermark variants commemorate Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh, a thirteen-year-old who died during the Iran-Iraq War and was posthumously celebrated as a martyr by Khomeini — his use on circulating currency was a deliberate act of state ideology.
De La Rue's continued involvement through this entire run is notable given the U.S.-led sanctions environment; the contract predated the most restrictive periods and apparently survived them.