5000 Rials Provisional Issue; Type 2

€1.00
IssuerIran
Year1979
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value5000 Rials (5000 IRR)
CurrencySecond Rial (1932-date)
CompositionPaper
Size166 × 79 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterDe La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
No. printed
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In circulation to
Reference(s) P#122
Obverse descriptionPurple on pink, green and multicolor underprint. Persian carpet design. Lion and sun national emblem over watermark area. Arabesque design over Shah at right.
Reverse descriptionPurple on pink, green and multicolor underprint. Golestan Palace in Tehran.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionYoung Shah Pahlavi obscured by Lion & Sun overprint
Obverse lettering۵۰۰۰ بانک مرکزی ایران پنج هزار ریال
(Translation: 5000 Central Bank Iran Five Thousand Rials)
Reverse letteringBank Markazi Iran 5000 Rials
(Translation: Central Bank of Iran 5000 Rials)
Variants
Catalog ID5737147130
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