1000 Rials, Central Bank of Iran, Iran, 1969 (Pick 89)

This 1000 Rials note was issued in Iran by the Central Bank of Iran, dated 1969. It belongs to the Second Rial (1932-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Mohammad Reza (1941-1979). It measures 167 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 89. Numista identifies the design as “Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī (7th. portrait; "Dark Panel")”.

Obverse: Brown on red and blue underprint. Seventh portrait of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Army uniform at right; geometric design at center. Its lettering reads “بانک مرکزی ایران / هزار ریال”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Bank Markazi Iran One Thousand Rials”. Reverse: Brown and pink print. Tomb of Hafez, Shiraz. Its lettering reads “BANK MARKAZI IRAN / RIALS 1000”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Bank of Iran 1000 Rials”.

The note was printed by Harrison & Sons Limited, High Wycombe, United Kingdom (1839-1997). Watermark: Mohammad Reza Shah. Signatures recorded for the type: Mahdi Samiyee (MS) (President); Jamshid Amoozgar (JA) (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.