Catalog
500.000 Rials
| Issuer | Bank Melli Iran |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Rial (1932-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | بانک ملی ایران پانصد هزار ریال شعبه صدی 500000 FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND RIALS |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a large rectangular blue ink stamp with handwritten entries recording the payee's personal details, including name, family name, identity number, date of birth, and account information. Manuscript signatures and handwritten figures appear within the stamp field, with printed Persian text lines providing fields for account number, serial number, and telephone. Additional handwritten notations in Persian script appear at the lower right recording account and transaction details. |
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| Comments |
Bank Melli Iran has issued high-denomination rials continuously as chronic inflation eroded purchasing power across the post-revolutionary decades. By 2000, 500,000 rials — while a striking number on paper — represented a relatively modest sum in real terms, roughly equivalent to a few days' average wages at the time.
The Pick catalog reference remains unassigned or unconfirmed for this specific note, which complicates attribution. Collectors should verify series letters and signature combinations carefully, as multiple varieties circulated within the same nominal year of issue.