Iran new signature 10,000-rial note (B283h) confirmed
2015-01-10
Like B283g, but new signatures (Mazaheri/Danesh-Jafari). Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Iran new 20,000-rial note (B287a) confirmed
2015-01-09
B287 (P153): 20,000 rials (US$0.75) Blue and green. Front: Farsi text; Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Back: English and Farsi text; Aghazadeh Mansion wind catchers in Abarkooh. Windowed security thread with demetalized stylized sun. Watermark: Ruhollah Khomeini. Printer: (TAKAB). 163 x 78 mm. Paper. a. No date. Sig. 30: Seif/Tayebnia. Intro: 15.12.2014.Read More…
Iran new variety 50,000-rial note (B288e) confirmed
2014-12-20
, Earlier versions of the 50,000-rial note (B288a-d) with signatures of Mahmoud Bahmani and Shamseddin Hosseini have solid Farsi text at center front (top), where as later versions (B288e/f) have hatched Farsi text (bottom). The transition from solid to hatched takes place on notes between prefix denominators 10 and 13Read More…
Iran new signature 1,000-rial note (B278g) confirmed
2014-10-10
Like B278g, but new signatures (Mazaheri/Hosseini). Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
Iran new signature 50,000-rial note (B288f) confirmed
2014-01-23
Like B288e, but new signatures (Seif/Tayebnia). Courtesy of Kazem Aghapour A.Read More…
Iran new 5,000-rial note (B282a) confirmed
2013-07-19
According to a Trend article dated 9 June 2013, the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran will issue larger denomination banknotes “in the near future” (the end of the current Iranian calendar year = 21 March 2014) as soon as it receives permission from the Ministry of EconomicRead More…
Iran to issue 200,000- and 500,000-rial banknotes
2013-03-04
According to an article in TehranTimes and an article in Bloomberg, both dated 3 March 2013, the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran plans to issue 200,000-rial and 500,000-rial banknotes. The bank will begin printing 200,000-rial ($16) banknotes as soon as it receives permission from the Economy MinistryRead More…
Iran refused new banknote printing equipment as result of sanctions
2012-10-17
According to an article in MarketWatch dated 17 October 2012, Germany’s Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft (KBA) has agreed to stop supplying SPMO [Iran’s Security Printing and Minting Organization] and the Central Bank of Iran with the equipment needed to produce rial banknotes, as part of international efforts to force IranRead More…
Iran asking citizens to vote on new name for its currency
2011-07-16
According to an article in the Washington Post dated 16 July 2011, the Central Bank of Iran is taking a poll to gauge the public’s preferences for new names for the country’s currency, including the current rial, as well as historic names such as toman, parsi, and derik. The bankRead More…
Iran considering revaluing its currency, yet again
2011-04-06
According to an article in Tehran Times dated 7 April 2011, Mahmoud Bahmani, the governor of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said the bank has begun studying plans to remove four zeros from the rial, and will seek approval from the Monetary and Credit Council withinRead More…