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| Issuer | Bank Melli Iran |
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| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue and lilac note with an intaglio portrait of Reza Shah Pahlavi in military uniform at centre, set within an ornate guilloche oval frame. To the left, a vignette of the Golestan Palace (Shams-ol-Emareh), and to the right, a view of the Persepolis columns. The note carries a red DE LA RUE overprint and SPECIMEN perforation, with arabesque border ornamentation throughout. |
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| Obverse lettering | بانک ملی ایران ده هزار ریال ۱۰۰۰۰ |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue with a central landscape vignette of the Si-o-se-pol (Bridge of 33 Arches) in Isfahan spanning a calm river, flanked by Achaemenid column capitals on either side. Upper centre carries Persian script inscription, and the upper right corner contains the imperial Iranian lion and sun emblem within a circular cartouche. A plain oval underprint reserve appears at left. |
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