2nd. portrait
Information:
| Reference | P#48 |
| Country | Iran |
| Period | Second Rial (1932-date) |
| Currency | Rials |
| Denomination | 20 Rials |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing bank | Bank Melli Iran |
| Year | 1948 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Size (WxH) | 137x69 mm |
Obverse:
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Persian
Obverse textبانک ملی ایران
بیست ریال
۲۰ ریال
Obverse symbolDark-brown, green and orange print.
Second portrait of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in army uniform at right; stylized building and ornate at center.
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Reverse:
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Persian
Reverse textBank Melli Iran
۲۰ ریال
Reverse symbolBrown print.
Lion biting bull (Persepolis), symbolizing the eternal fight between Earth (bull) and the Sun (lion).
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| ND (1948) | Signatures: A. Ebtehaj & Ali Bamdad; Intro: 1948 (1327) | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |