100 rials 1976 — Iran ( Pick: 108 )
Region:
Middle East & Asia
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 100 rials issued in Iran in 1976. It is cataloged under Pick number 108. The note features a maroon on orange, green, and multicolored underprint. The front side design includes a Persian carpet design with the old Bank Melli at the bottom center and a Type IX portrait of Shah Pahlavi, with Shah Reza depicted to the right. The signature is that of Ansary-Mehran.
The back side displays a 50th anniversary design in purple and lavender. This design features Arabic text and includes security features and markings. The note dimensions are 130 x 67 mm.
The printing office responsible for this note was Thomas De La Rue. After the Islamic Revolution of 1978-79, various overprints were used on existing stocks to obscure Shah Pahlavi's portrait, an action meant to discredit the deposed Shah.
The back side displays a 50th anniversary design in purple and lavender. This design features Arabic text and includes security features and markings. The note dimensions are 130 x 67 mm.
The printing office responsible for this note was Thomas De La Rue. After the Islamic Revolution of 1978-79, various overprints were used on existing stocks to obscure Shah Pahlavi's portrait, an action meant to discredit the deposed Shah.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Ansary-Mehran
- Date of issue
- 1976
- Printing office
- Thomas De La Rue
- Colour
- Maroon on orange, green, and multicolored underprint
- Dimensions
- 130 x 67 mm
- Pick catalog
- 108
About this banknote
The banknote was issued by Ansary-Mehran in 1976. This note is part of a series not specifically identified in the available data but was printed in a period that saw shifts in Iranian banknote designs.
The front side features a Persian carpet design with the old Bank Melli at the bottom center, and portraits of Shah Pahlavi and Shah Reza. The back side includes a 50th anniversary design in purple and lavender. The note, with Pick number 108, measures 130 x 67 mm and was printed by Thomas De La Rue.
