Iran 5,000 Rials, 1979 P-116

Provisional Issue; Type 1

Iran 5,000 Rials, 1979 P-116 obverse
Iran 5,000 Rials, 1979 P-116 reverse

Information:

Reference P#116
Country Iran
Period Second Rial (1932-date)
Currency Rials
Denomination 5.000 Rials
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Central Bank of Iran
Year 1979
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 166x79 mm

Obverse:

Iran 5,000 Rials, 1979 P-116
Persian

Obverse text

۵۰۰۰ بانک مرکزی ایران پنج هزار ریال

Obverse symbol

Purple on pink, green and multicolor underprint. Persian carpet design at center. Arabesque design overprint over Shah's portrait at right.

Reverse:

Image 1
Persian

Reverse text

5000 BANK MARKAZI IRAN 5000 5000 RIALS

Reverse symbol

Purple on pink, green and multicolor underprint. Golestan Palace in Tehran.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1979) Signatures: Hasan Ali Mehran & Hushang Ansari; black ovpt. type H (on P#106b) + - - - - - -
ND (1979) Signatures: Yussef Khoshkish & Mohammad Yeganeh; black ovpt. type H (on P#106d) - - - - - -