5000 Rials, Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran, 2013–2018 (Pick 152)

This 5000 Rials note was issued in Iran by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with dates recorded from 2013–2018. 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 152. Numista identifies the design as “Ruhollah Khomeini; 3rd. issue”.

Obverse: Ruhollah Khomeini. Its lettering reads “بانک مرکزی جمهوُری اسلامی ایران / پنج هزار ریال”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Five Thousand Rials”. Reverse: Ancient painted bowl and plate. Its lettering reads “CENTRAL BANK OF / THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 5000 / FIVE THOUSAND RIALS / 5000 / ظروف سفالی - قرن هشتم هجری”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Pottery - eighth century Hijri”.

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 © Ngdawa (CC BY-NC-SA). Signatures recorded for the type: Mahmoud Bahmani (MB) (President); Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini (SSH) (Minister of Economic Affairs); Valiollah Seif (VS) (President); Ali Tayebnia (AT) (Minister of Economic Affairs); Masoud Karbasian (MK) (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.