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Auction: 24038 - The Dr. Martin M Mortazavi Collection of Persian Banknotes
Lot: 81

(x) Bank Melli, Iran, [Top Pop] Specimen 10,000 Rials, ND (1938), serial number A/000000 91,
in an era marked by sweeping economic policies and modernisation efforts, Bank Melli played a key role in the evolving financial landscape of Iran. Reza Shah's visionary reign, from 1925 to 1941, aimed to propel the country into the 20th century and focused on reforming education and infrastructure. During this period, some remarkable banknotes were produced by Bank Melli; one of them being this specimen 10,000 Rials. Despite the possibility that issued notes signed by Haijier and Khosravi could have been printed, the existence of such notes is currently unconfirmed. This leaves the specimen form of the note, like the one we present here, as the only known way to own this type of note,

(Pick 38Cs, BNB 133), in PMG holder 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated, the single finest graded example for the type on PMG Census

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£4,800

Starting price
£2100