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5000 Rials Islamic Revolution
| Issuer | Bank Markazi Iran |
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| Year | 1981-1983 |
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| Size | 154 × 75 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | بانک مرکزی ایران جمهوری اسلامی ایران پنج هزار ریال (Translation: Bank Markazi Iran. Islamic Republic of Iran. Five Thousand Rials) |
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| Reverse lettering | ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BANK MARKAZI IRAN 5000 5000 FIVE THOUSAND RIALS |
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This note bridges an awkward institutional moment: the Islamic Republic inherited printing contracts with Thomas De La Rue that had been arranged under the Shah, and early post-revolutionary issues continued to use the same British printer while the new government worked to establish its own security printing capacity. The ideological tension of relying on a London firm for sovereign currency during a period of sharp anti-Western rhetoric was apparently subordinated to practical necessity.
The P#133 series ran from 1981 through 1983, overlapping with the Iran-Iraq War and the severe foreign exchange pressures that followed. Notes from this window were heavily circulated and are frequently encountered with significant handling wear.