500 000 Rials, Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran, 2025

This 500 000 Rials note was issued in Iran by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, dated 2025. It belongs to the Second Rial (1932-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Islamic Republic (1979-date). It measures 156 × 71 mm and is printed on paper. Numista identifies the design as “/ 500 000 Rials”.

Obverse: Imam Reza Holy Shrine, Mashad. Its lettering reads “۵٠٠٠٠٠ / پانصد هزار ریال / بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ایران / ‎ایران چک / 50”. Translation given in the catalogue: “500000 Five hundred thousand rials Central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran Iran Cheque”. Reverse: Mount Damavand. Its lettering reads “500000 / CENTRAL BANK OF / THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / IRAN CHEQUE / FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND RIALS / Lettering (regular font): / 500000 / CENTRAL BANK OF / THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / IRAN CHEQUE / FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND RIALS”. Translation given in the catalogue: “500000 Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran Iran Cheque Five Hundred Thousand Rials”.

The note was printed by Security Paper Mill (کارخانه تولید کاغذ اسناد بهادار, TAKAB), Āmol, Iran (2002-date). Watermark: Flying pigeon, electrotype "50" © ByRussia45 (CC BY-SA). Signature recorded: Mohammad Reza Farzin (MRF), President. 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.