Catalog
5000 Rials Ruhollah Khomeini, 1st issue
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Year | 1993-2009 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Brown and olive-toned note with an intaglio portrait of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to the right, set against a multicolour geometric and floral underprint with diagonal banded guilloche elements in teal, pink, and gold. A dark red panel to the upper left carries the bank name in Arabic script, with a central vignette of peony blossoms flanking the denomination in Persian script. Two signatures of bank officials appear at the lower centre, with the serial number printed in red at upper right and lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of two doves perched among lush peonies and flowering branches, rendered in pink, green, and cream intaglio, occupying the right half of the note. The upper left area carries the issuer name and denomination in English letterpress against a background of concentric circular guilloche. Intricate arabesque latticework borders the right margin, with the numeral 5000 in bicolour print at upper right and lower left corners. |
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The relationship between the Islamic Republic and Thomas De La Rue is one of the quieter ironies in modern banknote history. A British firm printing Iranian state currency decades after the revolution that explicitly rejected Western influence — the arrangement persisted because De La Rue's security printing capabilities were simply difficult to replace, and sanctions during much of this note's long print run complicated any transition. The six signature combinations across the P#145 series reflect genuine ministerial and gubernatorial turnover at the Central Bank between 1993 and 2009, not reprints or varieties issued for commemorative reasons.