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25 Tomans
| Issuer | Imperial Bank of Persia |
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| Year | 1890-1923 |
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| Reference(s) | P#6 |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark green, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche border with intricate geometric and foliate patterns filling the corners and margins. At centre, an oval vignette bears the Persian Lion and Sun coat of arms — a lion passant holding a sword, framed by a laurel wreath — with the denomination numeral '25' repeated in each corner. The bank name arches across the top and the denomination in words runs along the lower portion of the central cartouche. |
| Reverse lettering | THE IMPERIAL BANK OF PERSIA TWENTY FIVE TOMANS PAYABLE ONLY |
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The Imperial Bank of Persia was a British-chartered institution — granted its concession by Nasir al-Din Shah in 1889 — and operated as Persia's state bank despite being privately owned and registered in London. Its notes were legal tender but the bank itself answered to shareholders in England, a arrangement that generated persistent resentment among Persian merchants and clergy throughout the concession period.
Bradbury Wilkinson produced the plates for the entire IBP note series. The 25 Toman denomination was the highest-value note in regular issue, which limited its practical circulation to large commercial transactions and government payments. Most surviving examples passed through relatively few hands.