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The Persians are an Aryan race rather than Arabic although obviously Arab influences are present. The ancient culture is well-represented on the notes.

Below is our stock of Iranian paper money / banknotes. Click on the Pick number for a scan.

Buy	Pick No	Denom	Unit	Year	Grade	Price	Description
	32Ae	5	rials	(1938)	Au-unc	$ 240.50	Purple or slate blue date stamp 1321 on rvs. Corners not totally sharp
	33Ad	10	rials	(1938)	Au-unc	$ 209.50	Blue date stamp 1321.Corners not totally sharp.
	39	5	rials	(1944)	EF/AU	$ 34.00	Tomb of Daniel Nabi in Susa on rvs. Shah Pahlavi at right in army uniform. Printer Harrison.
	45	500	rials	1944	G/VG	$ 101.00	Repaired note, glue visible. Ruins of Persepolis on rvs. Winged horse at ctr. Shah Pahlavi at right.
	47	10	rials	1948	UNC	$ 39.00	Shah Pahlavi in uniform.
	49	50	rials	(1948)	EF/AU	$ 101.00	Sun disk at ctr. Shah Pahlavi.
	54	10	rials	1957	Au-unc	$ 20.00	Royal seal of Darius.
	57	100	rials	(1951)	Au-unc	$ 70.00	Mythical figure at ctr. Darius in a royal coach on rvs. Shah Pahlavi at right. Printer Harrison.
	57	100	rials	(1951)	EF+	$ 39.00	Mythical figure at ctr. Darius in a royal coach on rvs. Shah Pahlavi at right. Printer Harrison.
	57	100	rials	(1951)	VF+	$ 20.00	Mythical figure at ctr. Darius in a royal coach on rvs. Shah Pahlavi at right. Printer Harrison.
	59	10	rials	(1953)	EF/AU	$ 18.50	No strong folds. Royal seal of Darius on rvs, Shah Pahlavi at right.
	59	10	rials	(1953)	EF	$ 15.50	Stains but no strong folds. Royal seal of Darius on rvs, Shah Pahlavi at right.
	60	20	rials	(1953)	EF	$ 39.00	Shah Pahlavi at right. Ali Ghapoo in Isfahan on rvs
	64	10	rials	(1954)	UNC	$ 25.00	Shah Pahlavi. Ruins of Persepolis at left. Tomb of Ibn Sina in Hamadan at back.
	64	10	rials	(1954)	Au-unc	$ 20.00	Shah Pahlavi. Ruins of Persepolis at left. Tomb of Ibn Sina in Hamadan at back.
	65	20	rials	(1954)	aUNC	$ 28.00	SH1333. Shah Pahlavi at right. Basnk Melli in Tehran on rvs.
	66	50	rials	(1954)	UNC	$ 37.00	Koohrang Dam and tunnel on rvs.
	66	50	rials	(1954)	aUNC	$ 34.00	Koohrang Dam and tunnel on rvs
	67	100	rials	(1954)	aUNC	$ 43.50	Shah Pahlavi at right. Oil refinery at Abadan on rvs.
	67	100	rials	(1954)	EF/AU	$ 34.00	Shah Pahlavi at right. Oil refinery at Abadan on rvs.
	68	10	rials	1958	UNC	$ 12.50	5th portrait of Shah Pahlavi at right. Yellow security thread. Amir Kabir Dam near Karaj. Sign.6
	68	10	rials	1958	aUNC	$ 10.00	5th portrait of Shah Pahlavi at right. Yellow security thread. Amir Kabir Dam near Karaj. Sign 6
	68	10	rials	(1958)	EF+	$ 8.50	5th portrait of Shah Pahlavi at right. Yellow security thread. Amir Kabir Dam near Karaj. Sign 6
	69	20	rials	(1958)	aUNC	$ 18.50	Shah Pahlavi in uniform at right. Watermark:Young Shah Pahlavi. Yellow security thread. Sign.6.
	70	200	rials	(1958)	aUNC	$ 70.00	Shah Pahlavi at right. Yellow security thread. Mehrabad Airport in Tehran on reverse.
	70	200	rials	(1958)	EF+	$ 54.50	Shah Pahlavi at right. Yellow security thread. Mehrabad Airport in Tehran on reverse.
	71	10	rials	1961	UNC	$ 12.50	5th portrait of Shah Pahlavi at right. Yellow security thread. Amir Kabir Dam near Karaj. Sign.7
	71	10	rials	(1961)	EF/AU	$ 8.00	5th portrait of Shah Pahlavi at right. Yellow security thread. Amir Kabir Dam near Karaj. Foxing.
	72	20	rials	(1961)	UNC	$ 18.00	Statue of Shah & Ramsar Hotel on rvs. Sign.7
	72	20	rials	(1961)	aUNC	$ 14.00	Statue of Shah & Ramsar Hotel on rvs. Sign.7
	73a	50	rials	(1962)	UNC	$ 25.00	Shah Pahlavi at right. Small date 2.5mm high. Koohrang Dam and tunnel on reverse.
	73a	50	rials	(1962)	aUNC	$ 18.50	Shah Pahlavi at right. Small date 2.5mm high. Koohrang Dam and tunnel on reverse.
	73b	50	rials	(1962)	UNC	$ 31.00	Amir Kabir Dam near Karaj
	73b	50	rials	(1962)	aUNC	$ 23.50	Amir Kabir Dam near Karaj. Sign.8
	74	500	rials	(1962)	EF/AU	$ 271.50	Shah Pahlavi at centre. Winged horses on reverse.
	74	500	rials	(1962)	aEF	$ 147.50	Shah Pahlavi at centre. Winged horses on reverse.
	75	1,000	rials	(1962)	VF/EF	$ 170.50	Shah Pahlavi at centre. Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz on reverse.
	77	100	rials	(1963)	UNC	$ 25.00	Ornate design at centre. Oil refinery at Abadan on rvs. Sign.9
	77	100	rials	(1963)	aUNC	$ 20.00	Ornate design at centre. Oil refinery at Abadan on rvs. Sign.9
	78a	20	rials	(1965)	UNC	$ 15.50	Sign.9. Shah Pahlavi in uniform at right. Printer Harrison. Yellow security thread.
	78b	20	rials	(1965)	EF	$ 7.00	Sign.10. No strong folds but a bit grubby, hence grade.
	79a	50	rials	(1965)	Au-unc	$ 21.50	Sign.9. Shah Pahlavi at right. Koohrang Dam and tunnel on rvs.
	79a	50	rials	(1965)	EF	$ 14.00	Sign.9. Shah Pahlavi at right. Koohrang Dam and tunnel on rvs.
	79a	50	rials	(1965)	VF+	$ 7.00	Sign.9. Shah Pahlavi at right. Koohrang Dam and tunnel on rvs. Some staining, hence grade
	79b	50	rials	(1965)	EF+	$ 12.50	Sign.10. Shah Pahlavi at right. Koohrang Dam and tunnel on rvs.
	80	100	rials	(1965)	UNC	$ 23.50	Shah Pahlavi at right. Ornate design at centre. Oil refinery at Abadan on reverse.
	80	100	rials	(1965)	aUNC	$ 14.50	Shah Pahlavi at right. Ornate design at centre. Oil refinery at Abadan on reverse.
	81	200	rials	(1965)	EF	$ 124.00	Sign.9.Shah Pahlavi at right. Railroad bridge on rvs. Some foxing spots hence grade.
	84	20	rials	(1969)	UNC	$ 12.50	Shah Pahlavi in army uniform at right. Oriental hunters on horseback on reverse.
	84	20	rials	(1969)	aUNC	$ 11.00	Shah Pahlavi in army uniform at right. Oriental hunters on horseback on reverse. Sign. 11
	84	20	rials	(1969)	VF+	$ 4.50	Shah Pahlavi in army uniform at right. Oriental hunters on horseback on reverse
	85a	50	rials	(1969-71)	UNC	$ 15.50	Sig:11. Shah Pahlavi at right. Ornate design at centre. Koohrang Dam and tunnel on reverse.
	85a	20	rials	(1969-71)	aUNC	$ 11.50	Shah Pahlavi at right. Ornate design at centre. Koohrang Dam and tunnel on reverse. Sign.11
	86a	100	rials	(1969-71)	UNC	$ 19.50	Oil refinery at Abadan on rvs. Ornate design on front. Portrait of Shah Pahlavi at right. Sig:11
	86a	100	rials	(1969-71)	EF/AU	$ 12.50	Oil refinery at Abadan on rvs. Ornate design on front. Foxed, no folds. Sig:11.
	87a	200	rials	(1969-71)	aUNC	$ 28.00	Shah Pavlavi at right. Printer: Harrison. Railroad bridge on rvs.
	87a	200	rials	(1969-71)	aEF	$ 18.50	Shah Pavlavi at right. Printer: Harrison. Railroad bridge on rvs.
	90	50	rials	(1971)	UNC	$ 11.00	Portrait of Shah Pahlavi. Sign.13
	90	50	rials	(1971)	EF/AU	$ 8.00	Portrait of Shah Pahlavi. Sign.13. Foxed, no folds
	91c	100	rials	(1971-73)	UNC	$ 15.50	Sig:13. Oil refinery at Abadan or rvs.
	91c	100	rials	(1971-73)	EF/AU	$ 11.00	Sig:13. Oil refinery at Abadan or rvs.
	92a	200	rials	(1971-73)	aUNC	$ 77.50	Shah Pahlavi at right. Printer Harrison. Signature 11
	93c	500	rials	(1971-73)	UNC	$ 93.00	Sig:13. Shah Pahlavi at right. Like P88 but with light panel.
	93c	500	rials	(1971-73)	aUNC	$ 77.50	Sig:13. Shah Pahlavi at right. Like P88 but with light panel
	94c	1,000	rials	(1971-73)	aUNC	$ 101.00	Sign.13. Shah Pahlavi at right. With light panel.
	97a	50	rials	(1971)	UNC	$ 12.50	Sig: 11. Shah Pahlavi giving land deeds to villager on rvs.
	97a	50	rials	(1961)	aUNC	$ 11.00	Sig: 11. Shah Pahlavi giving land deeds to villager on rvs. Corners a bit grubby hence grade.
	97a	50	rials	(1971)	EF/AU	$ 8.00	Sig: 11. Shah Pahlavi giving land deeds to villager on rvs. Grade due to foxing.
	97b	50	rials	(1971)	UNC	$ 18.50	Sig: 13. Shah Pahlavi giving land deeds to villager on rvs.
	98	100	rials	(1971)	UNC	$ 20.00	Shah Pahlavi at right. 3 vignettes labeled Health, Agriculture and Education on reverse.
	100c	20	rials	(1974-79)	UNC	$ 8.00	Type VIII portrait of Shah Pahlavi at r. Sign. 18. Shepherd & ram at ctr.
	100c	20	rials	(1974-79)	aUNC	$ 5.50	Sign.18. Shah Pahlavi at right. Amir Kabir Dam on rvs.
	101b	50	rials	(1974-79)	UNC	$ 9.50	Persian carpet design. Signature 15. Yellow security thread.
	101c	50	rials	(1974-79)	UNC	$ 8.00	Persian carpet design. Signature 16. Yellow security thread.
	101c	50	rials	(1974-79)	EF+	$ 5.50	Persian carpet design. Signature 16. Yellow security thread.
	101e	50	rials	(1974-79)	UNC	$ 12.50	Sign 18. Shah Pahlavi at right. Black security thread. Pahlavi Museum on rvs.
	101e	50	rials	(1974-79)	aUNC	$ 9.50	Persian carpet design. Signature 18. Black security thread.
	102a	100	rials	(1974-79)	UNC	$ 13.00	Type VIII portrait of Shah Pahlavi at r. Sign 15. Yellow security thread. Pahlavi museum on rvs.
	102b	100	rials	(1974-79)	aUNC	$ 10.00	Type VIII portrait of Shah Pahlavi at r. Sign 16. Yellow security thread. Pahlavi museum on rvs.
	103a	200	rials	(1974-79)	aUNC	$ 39.00	Shahyad Square, Tehran on rvs. Sign 1
	103b	200	rials	(1974-79)	UNC	$ 29.50	Sign.16. Yellow security thread. Monument name changed to Maidane Shahyad.
	103c	200	rials	(1974-79)	UNC	$ 29.50	Type VIII portr Shah Pahlavi at r. Sign 16. Yellow security thread. Monument Shahyad Aryamer. Sig16
	103d	200	rials	(1974-79)	UNC	$ 29.50	Signature 17. 12 point star on reverse.
	108	100	rials	(1976-)	UNC	$ 21.50	Dual portrait commemorative
	110a	20	rials	ND	UNC	$ 18.50	Ovpt on P100a. SIgnature 16
	111b	50	rials	ND	UNC	$ 18.50	Like 111b but with Sign.16. Green Overprint B.
	111b	50	rials	ND	VF	$ 6.00	Sign.16. Green Overprint B.
	112b	100	rials	ND	aEF	$ 18.50	Sign.17. Maroon overprint on P102c. No folds but grubby
	118b	100	rials	ND	UNC	$ 9.50	Sign.18. Black overprint D - overprint on P102d
	118b	100	rials	ND	VF/EF	$ 4.00	Sign.18. Black overprint D - overprint on P102d
	119a	200	rials	ND	UNC	$ 147.50	Overprint on P103d. Black overprint E. Sign.17
	123a	50	rials	ND	UNC	$ 23.50	Overprint on P101c. Overbrint B. Sign.16
	123b	50	rials	ND	UNC	$ 10.00	Overprint on 101e back type D. Tomb of Cyprus the Great at Pasargarde on reverse.
	123b	50	rials	ND	aUNC	$ 6.00	Overprint on 101e back type D. Tomb of Cyprus the Great at Pasargarde on reverse.
	124b	500	rials	ND	EF/AU	$ 28.00	Sign.18. Overprint on P104. Type D. No harsh folds but pink ink at margin edges.
	125b	1,000	rials	ND	Au-unc	$ 217.00	Overprint on P105d. Black security thread. Sign.18
	125d	1,000	rials	ND	EF	$ 37.00	Brown overprint G on P105d. Sign.18
	125d	1,000	rials	ND	VF+	$ 23.50	Brown overprint G on P105d. Sign.1
	129	1,000	rials	(1981)	UNC	$ 23.50	Iman Reza mosque at right. Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz on rvs.
	132	100	rials	(1981)	UNC	$ 5.50	Iman Reza shrine at Mashad at right. Madressa Chahr-Bagh in Isfahan on rvs.
	133	5,000	rials	(1981)	EF/AU	$ 23.50	Signature 20. Tiny Ink spot on rvs. mark-see scan above "B"
	135	100	rials	(1982)	UNC	$ 4.00	Iman Reza mosque at right. Sign 21. Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz on rvs.
	136c	200	rials	(1982-)	UNC	$ 3.00	Mosque at centre. Khomeini as watermark. Sign. 21. Farmers and tractor on reverse.
	136d	200	rials	(1982-)	UNC	$ 2.50	Sign.31. Wmk:Khomeini.
	137Ab	500	rials	(2003-)	UNC	$ 2.50	Sign.Sheybani & Safdar Hoseini
	137l	500	rials	(1982-2002)	UNC	$ 4.00	Sign.28. Wmk:Arms. Printer TDLR
	138f	1,000	rials	(1982-2002)	UNC	$ 4.00	Signatures Adeli & Nourbakhsh (long signature) Feyzieh Madressa Seminary at ctr. Long signature.
	140c	100	rials	(1985-)	UNC	$ 1.50	Ayatollah Moddaress at right and as watermark. Sign. 23. Parliament building on reverse.
	140f	100	rials	(1985-)	UNC	$ 1.50	Ayatollah Moddaress at right and as watermark. Sign. 28. Parliament building on reverse.
	140g	100	rials	(1985-)	UNC	$ 1.50	Sign 31, Ayatollah Moddaress at right and as watermark. Sign. 28. Parliament building on reverse.
	141l	2,000	rials	(1986-)	UNC	$ 2.50	Wmk: Mohammed Famihdeh in his youth. Signature 28- Nourbakhsh & Nemazi.Kaabain Mecca on rvs.
	143b	1,000	rials	(1992)	UNC	$ 5.50	Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem at ctr on rvs. Wmk:Mohd A Fahmideh
	143c	1,000	rials	(1992-)	UNC	$ 4.00	Khomeini at right. Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock) in Jerusalem on reverse.
	143d	1,000	rials	(1992-)	UNC	$ 3.00	Khomeini at right. Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock) in Jerusalem on reverse. Sig 31
	145c	5,000	rials	(1993)	UNC	$ 8.00	Flowers and birds at vtr on rvs. Khomeini at right. Sign.28
	147	20,000	rials	ND	UNC	$ 23.50	Ayatollah Khomeini at left and as watermark. Denomination in English on reverse.
	100a1	20	rials	(1974-79)	UNC	$ 7.00	Shah Pahlavi at r. Sign 16. Farsi denomination short. Yellow security thread. Shepherd & ram at ctr

NB: Library photographs – may not be actual item

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