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500 Rials Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Bank Markazi Iran |
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| Year | 1962-1965 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in military air force uniform, set within a circular guilloche frame at left-center against a pale rose-pink underprint with intricate arabesque scrollwork. The denomination پانصد ریال (Five Hundred Rials) appears in Persian script to the right, flanked by two pairs of serial numbers in each corner. The issuing authority بانک مرکزی ایران (Bank Markazi Iran) is inscribed across the top panel, with two signature facsimiles and the date appearing below the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | بانک مرکزی ایران پانصد ریال (Translation: Bank Markazi Iran / Five Hundred Rials) |
| Reverse description | A large central intaglio vignette of the Marlik Chalice — rendered as a stylized composition of two winged lions flanking a central column, evoking ancient Persian goldwork — dominates the brown-toned reverse. To the left, a finely engraved guilloche rosette carries the denomination RIALS 500 in letterpress. The legend BANK MARKAZI IRAN appears in Latin script across the top border, with the denomination repeated in Persian and Arabic numerals in all four corners. |
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