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10 000 Rials 1971 'light panel' issue
| Issuer | Bank Markazi Iran |
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| Year | 1972-1973 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in military uniform, set within an oval intaglio portrait against an intricate guilloche underprint in teal and pale blue. The bank title in Persian script appears in a decorative panel at the top centre, with the denomination ده هزار ریال in large Persian numerals to the right. Serial numbers in red appear in all four corners, with two manuscript signature facsimiles below the portrait to the right. |
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| Reverse description | Central architectural vignette of the National Parliament Building (Majlis) in Tehran, rendered in teal intaglio with a neoclassical colonnade facade and flanking gateway. Frieze panels at the upper left and right corners display ancient Achaemenid relief motifs with horses and figures. The bank title BANK MARKAZI IRAN is lettered across the top in Roman script, with the denomination in Persian script at left and right, and RIALS 10000 in Roman numerals along the lower margin. |
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The "light panel" designation distinguishes this note from the otherwise identical earlier printing: the underprint background on the face was noticeably thinned, a change introduced by Harrison & Sons during the 1972–73 production run. Whether this was a deliberate security decision or a technical adjustment during the press run is not documented in the official record, which has made the two varieties a persistent point of disagreement among collectors.
At 10,000 Rials, this was the highest denomination in Iranian circulation at the time of issue — a position it would hold until the revolutionary period upended the entire currency structure.