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Iranian Banknotes & Coins


100000 Rials (166 x 79mm), Obverse: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

100000 Rials (166 x 79mm), Reverse: University of Tehran main entrance


50000 Rials (166 x 79mm), Obverse: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

50000 Rials (166 x 79mm), Reverse: Map of Iran and Persian Gulf with Atom symbol;
and a quote in Persian calligraphy from the prophet Mohammed: "If the science exists in this constellation, men from Persia will reach it".


20000 Rials (163 x 78mm), Obverse: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

20000 Rials (163 x 78mm), Reverse: Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem


10000 Rials (160 x 77mm), Obverse: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

10000 Rials (160 x 77mm), Reverse: Mount Damavand


5000 Rials (154 x 75mm), Obverse: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

5000 Rials (154 x 75mm), Reverse: Omid satellite, Safir 2 rocket, globe with the marked territory of Iran


2000 Rials (151 x 74mm), Obverse: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

2000 Rials (151 x 74mm), Reverse: The Kaaba in Mecca


1000 Rials (148 x 73mm), Obverse: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

1000 Rials (148 x 73mm), Reverse: Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem


500 Rials (142 x 71mm), Obverse: Friday prayers

500 Rials (142 x 71mm), Reverse: University of Tehran main entrance


200 Rials (142 x 71mm), Obverse: Jame Mosque of Yazd

200 Rials (142 x 71mm), Reverse: Jihad of Construction (Jahad sazandegi in persian)


100 Rials (130 x 67mm), Obverse: Ayatollah Hassan Modarres

100 Rials (130 x 67mm), Reverse: Th old building of The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majles-e Showra-ye Eslami)


Weight: 10.1 grams
Diameter: 29.3 mm
Face: 5000 Rials
Reverse: Shrine of Fatima Masumeh, the sister of Imam Reza (the 8th Imam) in Qom
Issued: 2013

Weight: 6.8 grams
Diameter: 26.3 mm
Face: 2000 Rials
Reverse: Flower like insignia; with " Deed of prospect of Islamic Republic of Iran" written in Persian calligraphy.
Issued: 2012

Weight: 5.8 grams
Diameter: 23.7 mm
Face: 1000 Rials, with Mount Damavand on top
Reverse: Khaju Bridge (Pole Khajoo) in Isfahan
Issued: 2009

Weight: 4.6 grams
Diameter: 23.6 mm
Face: 1000 Rials
Reverse: Shrine of "Shah Cheragh" in Shiraz
Issued: 2013

Weight: 3.9 grams
Diameter: 21 mm
Face: 500 Rials
Reverse: Mausoleum of medieval Persian poet Saadi Shirazi (1210-1292) in Shiraz
Issued: 2009

Weight: 2.8 grams
Diameter: 18.8 mm
Face: 250 Rials
Reverse: Islamic Seminary (Madrase Feyziyeh) of Qom
Issued: 2009

Weight: 4.6 grams
Diameter: 22.95 mm
Face: 100 Rials
Reverse: Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad
Issued: 2004

Weight: 3.5 grams
Diameter: 20.2 mm
Face: 50 Rials
Reverse: Shrine of Fatima Masumeh, the sister of Imam Reza (the 8th Imam) in Qom
Issued: 2004


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