3rd. portrait; French text on reverse
Information:
| Reference | P#34 |
| Country | Iran |
| Period | Second Rial (1932-date) |
| Currency | Rials |
| Denomination | 20 Rials |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing bank | Bank Melli Iran |
| Year | 1316-1320 (1937-1941) |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Size (WxH) | 145x80 mm |
Obverse:
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Persian
Obverse textتصویر نیم رخ رضا شاه
بیست ریال
شیر و خورشید
۱۳۱۶
Obverse symbolRed-orange on multicolor underprint.
Portrait Shah Reza in three-quarter face towards left without cap at right; ruins of Tachara Palace (Persepolis) at center.
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Reverse:
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Persian
Reverse textBANQUE MELLIÉ IRAN
20 RIALS
Reverse symbolRed-orange print.
Railroad bridges of the Trans-Iranian Railway between Veresk and Dowgal (ca. km 240) in North Iran.
French texts.
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1316 (1937) | Without stamp date on back. | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1317 (1938) | Orange stamp on back with date 17/5/15 (= 15 Mordad 1317) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1319 (1940) | Orange stamp on back with date SH1319. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1320 (1941) | Purple stamp on back with date SH1320. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||