Banknotes That Tell A Story: Iran
Iran pick 101c: 50 Rials from 1974
ND (1974-1979). Green on brown, blue, and multicolored underprint. Portrait of Shah Pahlavi at right. Persian carpet design at left. Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargarde at left center on back. Yellow security thread. Printer: TDLR.
Iran pick 108: 100 Rials from 1976
ND (1976). 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Pahlavi Dynasty. Maroon on orange, green, and multicolored underprint. Portrait of Shah Pahlavi with Shah Reza at right. Persian carpet design at left with old Bank Melli at bottom center. 50th anniversary design in purple and lavender consisting of 50 suns surrounding Pahlavi. Crown on back. Yellow security thread. Printer: TDLR.
Iran pick 123b: 50 Rials from 1981
ND (1981). Arabesque black type D design over Shah at right and black calligraphic Persian text JUMHURI-YE ISLAMI-YE-IRAN (Islamic Republic of Iran) over watermark area at left. Green on brown, blue, and multicolored underprint. Portrait of Shah Pahlavi at right. Persian carpet design at left. Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargarde at left center on back. Black security thread. Printer: TDLR.
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 141f: 2000 Rials from 1986
ND (1986-). Purple, olive-green, and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Revolutionists before mosque at center right. Kaabain Mecca on back.
Iran pick 150: 5000 Rials from 2009
2009. Lilac and green on multicolored underprint. Iman Khomeini bust at right. Watermark: Khomeini.