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Auction: 24038 - The Dr. Martin M Mortazavi Collection of Persian Banknotes
Lot: 42

(x) Bank Melli, Iran, [Top Pop] Specimen sheet of three 5 Rials, ND (1933 / AH1312), serial number 00000,
on the left side a portrait of Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, is wearing military uniform and a Pahlavi hat. Farsi text is featured with a green and orange design. On the back of this sheet, a green design and Farsi text accompanies a circular image of the coat of arms with the crown, sun, lion and sword. These banknotes have each been signed by Abdolhossein Hajier and Reza Gholi Amir Khosravi, and hole punched,


(Pick 24bs, BNB 107 for the type), in PMG holder 65 EPQ Gem Uncirculated, single finest graded on PMG Census

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Sold for
£4,200

Starting price
£700