According to an article on DW dated 7 December 2016, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s government proposed changing the name and denomination of the country’s official currency from the rial to the toman. With 1 toman equal 10 rials, this would effectively remove a single zero from prices, making transactions slightlyRead More…
Like B283h, but new signatures (Seif/Tayebnia). Prefix 8/44. Courtesy of Christian Funke.Read More…
Like B289a2, but windowed security thread with demetalized I.R. IRAN and stylized sun. Courtesy of David Murcek (The Monetary Unit).Read More…
This note commemorates the 80th anniversary of the founding of the University of Tehran. B290 (P155): 50,000 rials (US$1.80) Purple, brown, green, and orange. Front: Farsi text; Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Back: English and Farsi text; tree; entrance to Tehran University; double-helix strand of DNA; Capable is / the one whoRead More…
According to various web sites, in December 2014 the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran introduced a new 500,000-rial cheque. B294 (P154): 500,000 rials (US$19) Purple, green, and yellow. Front: Farsi text; Imam Reza Holy Shrine entrance, dome with flag, and minaret in Mashhad; 50 and flying doveRead More…
Like B282a, but new signatures (Seif/Tayebnia). Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…
According to an article on FARS News Agency, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the University of Tehran, the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced its intention to introduce a new 50,000-rial note in the spring. Courtesy of Hamaseh Golestaneh and Christian Funke.Read More…
Like B283g, but new signatures (Mazaheri/Danesh-Jafari). Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
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…
, 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…