50 Rials, Bank Melli Iran, Iran, 1333 (1954) (Pick 66)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1333 (1954)
Issuing entity
Iran (Pahlavi)This 50 Rials note was issued in Iran by the Bank Melli Iran, dated 1333 (1954). It belongs to the Second Rial (1932-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Mohammad Reza (1941-1979). It measures 142 × 71 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 66. Numista identifies the design as “Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī (4th. portrait)”.
Obverse: Green on multicolor underprint. Fourth portrait of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in army uniform at right; geometric designs and floral motifs at center. Its lettering reads “بانک ملی ایران / پنچاه ریال / ۱۳۳۳”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Bank Melli Iran Fifty Rials 1333”. Reverse: Green print. Koohrang dam at center. Its lettering reads “BANK MELLI IRAN / RIALS 50”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Bank of Iran 50 Rials”.
The note was printed by Harrison & Sons Limited, High Wycombe, United Kingdom (1839-1997). Signatures recorded for the type: Nezam-ed-Din Emami (NDE) (General Director); Ali Asgar Nasser (AAN) (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
- 142 × 71 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
Design
- Obverse
- Green on multicolor underprint. Fourth portrait of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in army uniform at right; geometric designs and floral motifs at center.
- Reverse
- Green print. Koohrang dam at center.
- Obverse lettering
- بانک ملی ایران / پنچاه ریال / ۱۳۳۳
- Reverse lettering
- BANK MELLI IRAN / RIALS 50
Identification
- Value
- 50 Rials
- Dates recorded
- 1333 (1954)
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 66
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P66
- NumistaN# 210865
- The Banknote Book (Linzmayer)TBB 156