100 Rials, Bank Melli Iran, Iran, 1944 (Pick 43)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1944
Issuing entity
Iran (Pahlavi)This 100 Rials note was issued in Iran by the Bank Melli Iran, dated 1944. It belongs to the Second Rial (1932-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Mohammad Reza (1941-1979). It measures 165 × 95 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 43. Numista identifies the design as “Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī (1st. portrait)”.
Obverse: Brown and green print. First portrait of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in army uniform at right; Bank Melli building and ornate design at center. Its lettering reads “بانک ملی ایران / بانک ملی”. Translation given in the catalogue: “One Hundred Rials National Bank of Iran Building.”. Reverse: Brown. Imperial yacht, dhow; Coat of Arms at left. Its lettering reads “بانک ملی ایران / صد ریال”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Bank Melli Iran One Hundred Rials Lion and Sun Royal boat”.
The note was printed by Harrison & Sons Limited, High Wycombe, United Kingdom (1839-1997). Watermark: Imperial Crown.. Signatures recorded for the type: Ali Bamdad (AB) (General Director); Abdol Hossein Ebtehaj (AHE) (Minister of Finance). 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
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 3
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Physical characteristics
- Size
- 165 × 95 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
- Watermark
- Imperial Crown.
Design
- Obverse
- Brown and green print. First portrait of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in army uniform at right; Bank Melli building and ornate design at center.
- Reverse
- Brown. Imperial yacht, dhow; Coat of Arms at left.
- Obverse lettering
- بانک ملی ایران / بانک ملی
- Reverse lettering
- بانک ملی ایران / صد ریال
Identification
- Value
- 100 Rials
- Dates recorded
- 1944
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 43
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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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)P43
- NumistaN# 219649
- The Banknote Book (Linzmayer)TBB 138