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50 Tomans / 500 000 Rials
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 500 000 Rials |
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| Obverse description | The right half of the face is dominated by an intaglio vignette of the Imam Reza Holy Shrine complex in Mashhad, rendered in dark rose-red with fine architectural detail including the gilded dome, minaret, and ornate iwan portal. To the left, a guilloche underprint in pale salmon incorporates an arched interior courtyard motif and a vertical security strip inscribed 'IRAN' in gold; white dove silhouettes are interspersed across the upper register against the tinted background. The denomination '500000' appears in large red numerals at upper left alongside Persian text, with the toman value '50' printed in contrasting dark ink at lower right and the 'ایران چک' (Iran Cheque) legend at centre left. |
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| Obverse lettering | ۵٠٠٠٠٠ پانصد هزار ریال بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ایران ایران چک 50 (Translation: 500000 Five hundred thousand rials Central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran Iran Cheque) |
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Iran's currency redenomination has been a long time coming. The toman — the informal unit Iranians have used in daily speech for decades, dividing official rials by ten — was formally reinstated as the legal currency unit by parliamentary legislation passed in 2020, with full implementation delayed repeatedly before notes finally began entering circulation. This 50 Toman piece sits at the top of the inaugural redenominated series, equivalent to 500,000 rials, a figure that underscores just how far hyperinflationary pressure had eroded the rial's practical value over four decades.
TAKAB, the domestic security printer in Āmol, has handled Iranian banknote production since the early 2000s, ending the country's reliance on foreign printers — a shift driven as much by sanctions exposure as by sovereign preference.