5000 Rials, Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran, 2009 (Pick 150)

This 5000 Rials note was issued in Iran by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, dated 2009. It belongs to the Second Rial (1932-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Islamic Republic (1979-date). It measures 154 × 75 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 150. Numista identifies the design as “Ruhollah Khomeini; 2nd. issue”.

Obverse: Portrait of the Ayatollah, Ruhollah Khomeini. Its lettering reads “بانک مرکزی ایران / پنچ هزار ریال”. Reverse: Omid Satellite by the globe with Iran shaded. Its lettering reads “CENTRAL BANK OF / THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 5000 / OMID SATELLITE / 5000 RIALS FIVE THOUSAND RIALS”. The note was printed by De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date). Watermark: Portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini © gyoschak (CC BY-NC-SA). Signatures recorded for the type: Mahmoud Bahmani (MB) (President); Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini (SSH) (Minister of Economic Affairs).

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.