Iran new signature 100,000-rial note (B289e) confirmed
2020-05-26
Like B289d, but new signatures (Hemmati/Dejpasand). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Iran new signature 50,000-rial note (B294b) confirmed
2020-05-16
Like B294a, but new signatures (Hemmati/Dejpasand). Courtesy of Nenad Gavrilovic.Read More…
Iran new signature 20,000-rial note (B287c) confirmed
2020-03-16
Like B287b, but new signatures (Hemmati/Karbasian) and windowed security thread with demetalized map of Iran and I R IRAN. Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum).Read More…
Iran and Persia chapters bundled — 50% off
2020-01-13
With Iran much in the news lately, we’re bundling the Iran and Persia chapters of The Banknote Book so that interested parties can delve into the fascinating and beautiful numismatic history of this troubled part of the world. Get both chapters now for only $9.99. That’s 50% off theRead More…
Iran new signature 10,000-rial note (B295c) confirmed
2019-10-25
Like B295b, but new signatures (Hemmati/Dejpasand). Courtesy of Ömer Yalçinkaya (omeryalcinkayacollectionshop on eBay).Read More…
Iran to revalue and rename currency
2019-08-02
According to a DW article dated 31 July 2019, the Iranian government has approved a plan to remove four zeroes from the rial and rename the currency the toman, a former superunit of official currency that was in circulation until 1925. Iranians have for decades continued to use the termRead More…
Iran new 500,000-rial cheque (B296a) confirmed
2019-02-28
Like B294a, but mauve in color, repositioned vignettes on front, and Mount Damavand on back. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…
Iran new 500,000-rial cheque (B296a) unveiled 01.01.2019
2019-01-02
According to an Iran Front Page article dated 2 January 2019, the Central Bank of Iran has unveiled a new 500,000-rial note (B296a) design. The new note is similar to the same denomination issued in 2014 (B294a), but orange in color, repositioned vignettes on front, and Mount Damavand on back.Read More…
Iran new signature 100,000-rial note (B289d) confirmed
2018-12-07
Like B289c, but new signatures (Hemmati/Karbasian). Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (collect-unc-currency on eBay) and Fariborz Adib.Read More…
Iran new signature 20,000-rial note (B286c) confirmed
2018-07-02
Like B286b, but new signatures (Seif/Tayebnia). Prefix 37/33.Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels.Read More…