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10 Rials
| Issuer | Bank Melli Iran |
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| Year | 1340-1961 |
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| Size | 130 x 65 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | بانک ملی ایران دَه ریال وزارت دولت ١٠ |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
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Bank Melli Iran's 10 Rial notes of this period were printed by Harrison and Sons in London — a long-running arrangement that continued through several Shah-era series. The SH 1340 (1961) dating places this squarely in the post-1953 stabilization period, when U.S. and British backing had helped prop up the Pahlavi government following the CIA-assisted coup against Mossadegh and the reversal of oil nationalization.
Pick 59 is common enough in circulated grades but surprisingly elusive in high uncirculated condition — the lightweight paper is prone to corner wear and handling creases that develop quickly in everyday use.