20 Rials, Central Bank of Iran, Iran, 1969 (Pick 84)

This 20 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 136 × 69 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 84. Numista identifies the design as “Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī (7th. portrait)”.

Obverse: Dark-brown on pink and green underprint. Seventh portrait of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Army uniform at right; geometric design at center. Its lettering reads “بانک مرکزی ایران / بیست ریال”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Bank Markazi Iran Twenty Rials”. Reverse: Brown and pink print. Oriental hunters on horseback. Its lettering reads “BANK MARKAZI IRAN / RIALS 20”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Bank of Iran 20 Rials”.

The note was printed by Harrison & Sons Limited, High Wycombe, United Kingdom (1839-1997). Watermark: Portrait of Shah Pahlavi. © gyoschak (CC BY-NC-SA). 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.