Iran 50 Rials, 1979 P-117

Provisional Issue; Type 2

Iran 50 Rials, 1979 P-117 obverse
Iran 50 Rials, 1979 P-117 reverse

Information:

Reference P#117
Country Iran
Period Second Rial (1932-date)
Currency Rials
Denomination 50 Rials
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Central Bank of Iran
Year 1979
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 136x68 mm

Obverse:

Iran 50 Rials, 1979 P-117
Persian

Obverse text

۵۰ بانک مرکزی ایران پنجاه ریال

Obverse symbol

Green on multicolor underprint. Persian carpet design. Arabesque design overprint over Shah's portrait and Lion and sun overprint over watermark. Two serial numbers in red. Flowers lower left. Black security thread.

Reverse:

Image 1
Persian

Reverse text

Bank Markazi Iran 50 Rials

Reverse symbol

Green, light blue and multicolor. Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1979) Signatures: Hasan Ali Mehran & Hushang Ansari; black ovpt. type B (on P#101c) + - - - - - -
ND (1979) Signatures: Hasan Ali Mehran & Mohammad Yeganeh; black ovpt. type B (on P#101d) - - - - - -
ND (1979) Signatures: Yussef Khoshkish & Mohammad Yeganeh; black ovpt. type B (on P#101e) - - - - - -