1000 Rials, Bank Melli Iran, Iran, 1944 (Pick 46)

This 1000 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 197 × 114 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 46. 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; winged bull and floral design at center. Its lettering reads “بانک ملی ایران / یک هزار ریال / .هر کس اسکناس بانک ملی ایران را جعل کند یا با علم بجعل و تزویر استعمال یا داخل مملکت نماید طبق ماده 98 قانون مجازات عمومی بحبس با اعمال شاقه تا 15 سال محکوم خواهد شد”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Bank of Iran One thousand Rials Anybody who counterfeits a bank note of National Bank of Iran, or uses or imports it into the country knowing the note is fake, will be sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in jail with hard labor according to item 98 of the general criminal law.”.

Reverse: Gray-green print. River valley landscape illustration. Its lettering reads “بانک ملی ایران / هزار ریا”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Bank of Iran One thousand Rials”. 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.