Iran 500000 Rials (2009) Sig: Bahmani (871611/0234xx/xx) UNC

500000 Rials = 50 Tomans (2009) (© Front: Main gate – Nader's Golden iwan portal (pishtaq) of the Holy Imam Reza shrine and two of the minarets, in Mashhad. Reverse: Calligraphic Persian (Farsi) texts and circular ornamental floral designs. Watermark: Persian poet Ferdowsi (Firdausi) (Hakim Abu'l-Qasim Firdawsi Tusi) (c.934 - 1020). Security features: Security fibres (hairs), denomination "50", parts of the design and the Persian serial numbers fluoresce under ultraviolet light. Consecutively running red Arabic and black Roman horizontal serial numbers on the obverse of the banknote. Tactile feature: Denmomination "50" with 11 thin horizontal lines extended from it towards the edge. Signature: (Nº2) Mahmud Bahmani (Head of the Central Bank, 2 September 2008 – 2 September 2013). Predominant colours: Lilac and pink. Artist: CBI. Security threads: Segmented, windowed on the obverse, vertical, holographic, 2,5 mm wide, metallic with demetalized text 'I.R.IRAN' and with Iran's contour repeated. Another thread, 2 cm to the left from the first one, fully embedded, solid, metallic, 1mm thick, with Farsi script. Printing method: Intaglio. Issuer: Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Date of Issue: Around 2009. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printer: Central Bank of Iran, Banknote Printing and Minting Organization, Security Paper Mill "Takab"(CBI)) Blue ink seal on reverse (Serial Nos: 871611/0234xx/xx) UNC

Dimensions: 160 x 75 mm

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Catalogue Number: P-153Ab (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B290b (Banknote Book)

Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO

Texts: Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ایران. Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran. Iran Cheque. Five Hundred Thousand Rials. پانصد هزار ریال.