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Auction: 24038 - The Dr. Martin M Mortazavi Collection of Persian Banknotes
Lot: 44

(x) Bank Melli, Iran, [Top Pop] Specimen sheet of four 10 Rials, ND (1934 / AH1313), serial number 00000,
printed by the American Bank Note Company. Each banknote has a denomination of 10 Rials. On the right side of the front, a portrait of Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, is depicted wearing a Pahlavi hat. Each note bears the signatures of Abdolhossein Hajier, an Iranian politician who later became Prime Minister in 1948, and Hosein Ala'a, who also served as Prime Minister in 1951 and again from 1955 to 1957. The front also features Farsi text on a green and pink design, with "SPECIMEN" stamped. The back of the notes displays a brown design and Farsi text, along with a circular image of the coat of arms featuring the crown, sun, lion, and sword. Below this image, the Faravahar symbol appears, and the denomination of 10 Rials is shown in each corner. The notes have been hole punched twice,
(Pick 25a1s, BNB 108 for the type), in PMG holder 64 Choice Uncirculated, single finest graded on PMG Census

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£7,000

Starting price
£1000