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500 Rials = 5 Pahlavi
| Issuer | Banque Mellié Iran |
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| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue intaglio throughout, the obverse carries a portrait of Reza Shah Pahlavi in military uniform at right, set against a guilloche underprint with floral ornamental borders. At centre, the imperial Lion and Sun vignette is framed within a circular medallion, flanked on both sides by figures of ancient Persian Achaemenid guardsmen. All four corners bear the zero-serial number A/1 000000, indicating trial status, with Persian inscriptions denoting the denomination and issuing authority at top. |
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| Obverse lettering | بانک ملی ایران پانصد ریال پنج پهلوی |
| Reverse description | The reverse, printed in blue intaglio, centres on a large detailed landscape vignette of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae, rendered with fine engraving against a mountainous background. The issuer's name BANQUE MELLIÉ IRAN appears in Latin script across the top, with the French denomination legend CINQ PAHLAVI below the central vignette. The denomination 500 RIALS is repeated vertically in the side borders, and a French-language guarantee text occupies a lower panel; a blank oval at upper right is consistent with trial impression practice. |
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