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…
Iran new 500-rial note (B276a) confirmed
2011-02-04
Like B270, but new signatures (Nourbakhsh/Namazi), and text on back reads “CENTRAL BANK OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN” instead of “ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BANK MARKAZI IRAN.” Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
Identify Iranian/Persian symbolism
2010-12-06
This interesting engraving appears on the front of B114, the 1,000-rial note of 1934. The image—described in SCWPM as “warrior killing fabulous creature”—also appears on the date stamps of subsequent issues.IDENTIFIED: Darius the Great stabbing Ahriman monster from stone relief at Persepolis. Courtesy of Raphael.Read More…
Iran new 100,000-rial note (B289a1) confirmed
2010-06-22
According to a Bloomberg BusinessWeek article dated 16 June 2010, the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a new 100,000-rial (US$10) note on 22 June. Governor Mahmoud Bahmani said the bank will print at least 150 million of the new notes, though he promised it won’t increaseRead More…
Iran new signature 5,000-rial note (B280f) confirmed
2010-04-26
Like B280e, but new signatures (Sheibani/Danesh-Jafari). Intro: March 2010. Courtesy of Ali Nasseri.Read More…