Asia: Iran
Iran pick 84a: 20 Rials from 1969
ND (1969). Dark brown on pink and green underprint. Portrait of Shah Pahlavi in army uniform at right. Ornate design at center. Oriental hunters on horseback on back. Watermark: Young Shah Pahlavi. Yellow security thread.
Iran pick 85a: 50 Rials from 1969
ND (1969-1971). Green on orange and blue underprint. Portrait of Shah Pahlavi in army uniform at right. Ornate design at center. Koohrang Dam and tunnel on back. Watermark: Young Shah Pahlavi. Yellow security thread.
Iran pick 137a: 500 Rials from 1982
ND (1982-2002). Gray and olive. Feyzieh Madressa Seminary at lower left, large prayer gathering at center. Tehran University on back. White security thread with black BANK MARKAZI IRAN in Persian letters repeatedly runs vertically. Printer: TDLR (without imprint). Watermark: Arms.
Iran pick 138a: 1000 Rials from 1982
ND (1982-2002). Dark olive-green, red-brown, and brown on multicolored underprint. Feyzieh Madressa Seminary at center. Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock) in Jerusalem on back. White security thread with black BANK MARKAZI IRAN in Persian letters repeatedly runs vertically. Printer: TDLR (without imprint). Additional short line of text under mosque on back. Watermark: Arms.
Iran pick 139a: 5000 Rials from 1983
ND (1983-). Violet, red-orange, and brown on multicolored underprint. Mullahs leading marchers at center. Radiant sun removed from upper left on face. Two small placards of Khomenhi added to crown. Watermark: arms.
Iran pick 143a: 1000 Rials from 1992
ND (1992-). Brown and dark green on multicolored underprint. Khomeini at right. Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock) in Jerusalem at center on back. Watermark: Mohd. H. Fahmideh (youth).