Origin: Islamic Republic of Iran.
Issuer: Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Currency: Iranian rial
Period: Islamic Republic
Material: Paper
State: Uncirculated
Set includes: 1x 5,000 rials + 1x 10,000 rials
Set of 2 modern Iranian rial banknotes from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Both notes carry the portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini(1902-1989) the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and founder figure of the Islamic Republic.
These are not old Shah-era notes, these are modern revolutionary state currency, with strong religious and political symbolis in Persian.
Both Fronts depicts Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic.
Reverse shows the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad Iran’s most important pilgrimage site, richly detailed in turquoise and gold tones.
Printed with security thread, Persian microtext, and a watermark portrait of Khomeini visible when held to light.
Under UV light, the denomination numerals and fibers fluoresce in blue and orange.
An elegant mid era design before Iran’s currency reform rich in cultural symbolism and modern Islamic calligraphy.
