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500 Rials Khorramshahr
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iran |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Second Rial (1932-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a stylized composition combining a tulip motif, symbolic of martyrdom in Iranian iconography, and a dove representing freedom, commemorating the liberation of Khorramshahr during the Iran-Iraq War. Eight tulips are incorporated into the design, representing the eight years of the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988). The legend across the field bears a famous quote attributed to Imam Khomeini: 'خرمشهر را خدا آزاد کرد' (God liberated Khorramshahr). The overall design is a patriotic commemorative composition referencing one of the most significant episodes of the Iran-Iraq War. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Khorramshahr was the site of some of the most brutal urban combat of the Iran-Iraq War — the city fell to Iraqi forces in late 1980 after a monthlong siege, then was retaken by Iran in May 1982 in an operation that became a defining moment of national pride. The city's name had briefly been changed to "City of Blood" by Iranian forces during the conflict. This commemorative denomination was issued nearly three decades after liberation, part of a broader series honoring cities and moments central to the war's memory in official Iranian historiography.