1000 Rial, Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran, 1992–2014 (Pick 143)

This 1000 Rial note was issued in Iran by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with dates recorded from 1992–2014. It belongs to the Second Rial (1932-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Islamic Republic (1979-date). It measures 148 × 73 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 143. Numista identifies the design as “Ruhollah Khomeini”.

Obverse: At lower left corner:- The Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, Iran, is a complex which contains the mausoleum of Imam Reza, the eighth Imam of Twelver Shias. It is the largest mosque in the world by area. Also contained within the complex are the Goharshad Mosque, a museum, a library, four seminaries, a cemetery, the Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, a dining hall for pilgrims, vast prayer halls, and other buildings. In the Middle- Portrait of Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini also known as Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Its lettering reads “١٠٠٠”. Translation given in the catalogue: “1000”.

Reverse: The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: قبة الصخرة‎ Qubbat aṣ-Ṣakhra) is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was initially completed in 691–92 CE at the order of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik. The original dome collapsed in 1015 and was rebuilt in 1022–23. The Dome of the Rock is in its core one of the oldest extant works of Islamic architecture. It is the most recognizable landmark in the whole Jerusalem city. The site's great significance for Muslims derives from traditions connecting it to the creation of the world and the belief that Hazrat Muhammad's (Peace be upon him) Night Journey to heaven started from the rock at the center of the structure. Its lettering reads “ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / BANK MARKAZI IRAM / 1000 / ONE THOUSANDS RIALS”.

The note was printed by De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date). Watermark: The Late Imam Ayatolah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini © RuibaiK (CC BY-NC). Signatures recorded for the type: Mohammad Hossein Adeli "short version" (MHA") (President); Mohsen Nourbakhsh (MN₁) (Minister of Economic Affairs); Mohsen Nourbakhsh (MN₂) (President); Mohammad Khan (MK) (Minister of Economic Affairs); Mohsen Nourbakhsh (MN₃) (President); Hossein Namazi (HN) (Minister of Economic Affairs); Ebrahim Sheibani (ES) (President); Safdar Hosseini "large" (SH") (Minister of Economic Affairs); Davoud Danesh-Jafari (DDJ) (Minister of Economic Affairs); Tahmaseb Mazaheri (TM) (President); Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini (SSH) (Minister of Economic Affairs).

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.