Friday, January 20, 2012

Iran P-143

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
Iranian rial (IRR)

P-143d
Value: 1,000 rials
Issued by: Bank Markazi Iran
Date: ND (1992-present)

Features
Obverse:
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1902-1989), Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's Supreme Leader until his death. 

Reverse:
Dome of the Rock Mosque (Masjid Qubbat As-Shakhrah) in Jerusalem. 

Watermark: Ruhollah Khomeini 

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