50 Rials Provisional Issue, Type 2

€1.00
IssuerIran
Year1979
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value50 Rials (50 IRR)
CurrencySecond Rial (1932-date)
CompositionPaper
Size136 × 68 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterDe La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
No. printed
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In circulation to
Reference(s) P#117
Obverse descriptionGreen on multicolor underprint. Persian carpet design. Arabesque design overprint over Shah`s portrait and Lion and sun overprint over watermark. Two serial numbers in red. Flowers lower left. Black security thread.
Reverse descriptionGreen, light blue and multicolor. Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionObliterated by lion and sun overprint
Obverse lettering۵۰ بانک مرکزی ایران پنجاه ریال
(Translation: 50 Bank Markazi Iran Fifty Rials)
Reverse letteringBank Markazi Iran 50 Rials
(Translation: Central Bank of Iran 50 Rials)
Variants
Catalog ID5789459390
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