10 Rials, Central Bank of Iran, Iran, 1961 (Pick 71)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1961
Issuing entity
Iran (Pahlavi)This 10 Rials note was issued in Iran by the Central Bank of Iran, dated 1961. It belongs to the Second Rial (1932-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Mohammad Reza (1941-1979). It measures 130 × 67 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 71. Numista identifies the design as “Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī (5th. portrait; Bank Markazi Iran)”.
Obverse: Blue on green with orange underprint. Fifth portrait of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in army uniform at right; geometric design at center. Its lettering reads “بانک مرکزی ایران / ده ریال / ۱۳۴۰”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Bank Markazi Iran Ten Rials 1340”. Reverse: Dark-blue and blue print. Amir Kabir Dam near Karaj. Its lettering reads “BANK MARKAZI IRAN / RIALS 10”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Bank of Iran 10 Rials”.
The note was printed by Harrison & Sons Limited, High Wycombe, United Kingdom (1839-1997). Watermark: Young Shah Pahlavi © gyoschak (CC BY-NC-SA). Signatures recorded for the type: Ebrahim Kashani (EK) (President); Abdolbaghi Shoa'ai (AS) (Minister of Economic Affairs). Demonetized: Yes. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Size
- 130 × 67 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
- Watermark
- Young Shah Pahlavi © gyoschak (CC BY-NC-SA)
Design
- Obverse
- Blue on green with orange underprint. Fifth portrait of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in army uniform at right; geometric design at center.
- Reverse
- Dark-blue and blue print. Amir Kabir Dam near Karaj.
- Obverse lettering
- بانک مرکزی ایران / ده ریال / ۱۳۴۰
- Reverse lettering
- BANK MARKAZI IRAN / RIALS 10
Identification
- Value
- 10 Rials
- Dates recorded
- 1961
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 71
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P71
- NumistaN# 214374
- The Banknote Book (Linzmayer)TBB 201