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500 Rials Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Bank Melli Iran |
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| Year | 1938-1942 |
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| Reference(s) | P#37 |
| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on a pink guilloche underprint, with the right half dominated by a bust portrait of Reza Shah Pahlavi in military uniform, facing left. At centre, an ornate circular vignette contains the imperial Lion and Sun emblem, surrounded by floral arabesque ornamentation and flanked on each side by a standing Achaemenid guardian figure. Serial numbers appear in red at upper left, upper right, and lower corners, with the denomination and bank inscriptions in Persian script distributed across the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | بانک ملی ایران تصویر رضا شاه پانصد ریال پنج پهلوی (Translation: Bank Melli Iran Portrait Shah Reza Lion and sun Five Pahlavi) |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue on white paper, the central vignette presents a scenic view of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae, rendered in a detailed engraved landscape style with a rocky terrain and mountain range in the background. The bank name in Persian script is set within a rectangular cartouche at top centre, and the denomination inscription appears in a similar panel at bottom centre. An intricate arabesque border frames the entire design, with denomination numerals in the upper corners. A red cancellation stamp is visible at right, indicating a specimen or cancelled example. |
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