{"product_id":"middle-east-ne-p147c-scarce-20000-rials-2004-vf-very-fine-minus-large-portrait","title":"Middle East NE P147c SCARCE 20000 rials 2004—Large Portrait—UNESCO-listed Square","description":"\u003cp\u003eFront: Large portrait of leader\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack: Square (UNESCO World Heritage site)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor: Blue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that the \u003cstrong\u003eVery Good\u003c\/strong\u003e condition have 1–3 pieces (less than 5mm long) missing typically at ends of folds or in corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-147a signatures Sheibani Mazaheri\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-147b signatures Sheibani, Hosseini signature 12 mm wide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP-147c — Sheibani, Hosseini signature 16 mm wide (this note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue with green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large portrait of Ayatollah \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruhollah_Khomeini\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRuhollah Khomeini\u003c\/a\u003e; denomination and issuing bank name in Persian script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naqsh-e_Jahan_Square\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNaqsh-e Jahan Square\u003c\/a\u003e at center; issuing bank name and denomination in Latin script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% cotton paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 163 × 78 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Iran\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Security Paper Mill (TAKAB), Āmol, Iran — printed by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Security_Printing_and_Minting_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSecurity Printing and Minting Organization\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estill legal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gov. Ebrahim Sheibani + Safdar Hosseini (Minister of Economic Affairs, 16 mm wide signature)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iranian_rial\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIranian rial\u003c\/a\u003e (1932–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Iran\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tehran\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTehran\u003c\/a\u003e — city pop. ~9.5 million; metro pop. ~16 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~88 million (UN 2024) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Germany\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGermany\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTexas\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,648,195 km² (636,372 mi²)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$16,500 USD (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crude oil, natural gas, petrochemicals, pistachios, carpets, saffron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkey\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIraq\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armenia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArmenia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azerbaijan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAzerbaijan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkmenistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkmenistan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfghanistan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePakistan\u003c\/a\u003e; coastline on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_Gulf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePersian Gulf\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strait_of_Hormuz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStrait of Hormuz\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caspian_Sea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCaspian Sea\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePersian (Farsi)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Persian (~53%); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azerbaijani_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAzerbaijani\u003c\/a\u003e Turkish (~16%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurdish_languages\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKurdish\u003c\/a\u003e (~10%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gilaki_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGilaki\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mazanderani_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMazanderani\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luri_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuri\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arabic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArabic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balochi_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBalochi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Achaemenid_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAchaemenid Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (550–330 BC) — first Persian empire; conquered by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_the_Great\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlexander the Great\u003c\/a\u003e (330 BC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parthian_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eParthian Empire\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sasanian_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSasanian Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (247 BC–651 AD) — pre-Islamic Iranian empires; fall of the Sasanian Empire (651)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muslim_conquest_of_Persia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuslim conquest of Persia\u003c\/a\u003e (633–651) — Arab conquest; Islam replaces \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zoroastrianism\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZoroastrianism\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecaliphates — rule from Damascus and Baghdad: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umayyad_Caliphate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUmayyad\u003c\/a\u003e (661–750) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abbasid_Caliphate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAbbasid\u003c\/a\u003e (750–1258, Persian administrative revival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocal dynasties: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tahirid_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTahirid\u003c\/a\u003e (821–873), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saffarid_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaffarid\u003c\/a\u003e (861–1003), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samanid_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSamanid Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (819–999), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buyid_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuyid\u003c\/a\u003e (934–1062) — Persian cultural revival, rise of New Persian language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurkic empires: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghaznavid_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGhaznavid\u003c\/a\u003e (977–1186); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seljuk_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSeljuk\u003c\/a\u003e (1037–1194). Persian used for administration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mongol_invasion_of_Persia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMongol invasion\u003c\/a\u003e (1219 ff.) — conquest by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genghis_Khan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGenghis Khan\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ilkhanate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIlkhanate\u003c\/a\u003e (Mongol state 1256–1353)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTimur\u003c\/a\u003e (r. 1370–1405) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timurid_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTimurid Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (1370–1507) — Turco-Mongol conquest; Persian arts flourish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Safavid_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSafavids\u003c\/a\u003e (1501–1736) — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shia_Islam\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShiʿa Islam\u003c\/a\u003e becomes state religion; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afsharid_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfsharids\u003c\/a\u003e (1736–1796), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zand_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZands\u003c\/a\u003e (1751–1794), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qajar_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQajars\u003c\/a\u003e (1789–1925)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pahlavi_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePahlavi dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e (1925–1979): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1953 Iranian coup d’état\u003c\/a\u003e (Operation Ajax) — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CIA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCIA\u003c\/a\u003e and UK \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MI6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMI6\u003c\/a\u003e-backed overthrow of Prime Minister \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohammad_Mosaddegh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMohammad Mosaddegh\u003c\/a\u003e; consolidation of power by  modernization, centralization. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIslamic Republic of Iran\u003c\/a\u003e (1979–present):\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iranian_Revolution\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIslamic Revolution\u003c\/a\u003e (1979) — overthrow of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIran–Iraq War\u003c\/a\u003e (1980–1988) — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaddam Hussein\u003c\/a\u003e invades, over 1 million casualties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2026_Iran_war\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2026 Iran war\u003c\/a\u003e (Feb 28, 2026–present) — Israel's Netanyahu helps convince Trump to join it in bombing Iran, killing thousands, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2026_Minab_school_attack\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e175 dead from US bombing of a girls' school.\u003c\/a\u003e Iran counterstrikes against Gulf States, Israel etc. and closes \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strait_of_Hormuz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStrait of Hormuz,\u003c\/a\u003e disrupting global trade. Israel \u003ca href=\"2026%20Lebanon%20war\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebombs and orders evacuation of one-fifth of Lebanon\u003c\/a\u003e; fears that this will wind up being \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intent_and_incitement_in_the_Gaza_genocide\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eethnic cleansing\u003c\/a\u003e as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israeli-minister-calls-annexation-southern-lebanon-2026-03-23\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIsraeli minister Smotrich called to annex the area to Israel.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIran Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIran has the world's largest proven natural gas reserves and the fourth-largest proven oil reserves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe funeral of Ruhollah Khomeini drew an estimated 10 million mourners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIran has one of the highest rates of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhinoplasty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003erhinoplasty\u003c\/a\u003e per capita in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIran's literacy rate rose dramatically after 1979.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe first 20,000-rial note Iran ever printed\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Iran\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Iran\u003c\/a\u003e issued P-147 in March 2004, it introduced a new denomination. \u003cstrong\u003eP-147 was the opening statement of a new chapter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruhollah_Khomeini\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKhomeini\u003c\/a\u003e dominates the design, emphasizing the founding figure of the Islamic Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNaqsh-e Jahan: the square that outlasted every empire\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naqsh-e_Jahan_Square\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNaqsh-e Jahan Square\u003c\/a\u003e is one of the most refined examples of early modern urban design: built under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abbas_I_of_Persia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShah Abbas I\u003c\/a\u003e in the early 17th century, it functions as a perfectly proportioned ceremonial void—512 meters long—framed on all sides by a unified architectural program that integrates royal, religious, and commercial power into a single spatial composition. On its edges sit:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shah_Mosque_(Isfahan)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShah Mosque\u003c\/a\u003e (monumental axial symmetry and Safavid tilework)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe more intimate and off-axis \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sheikh_Lotfollah_Mosque\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSheikh Lotfollah Mosque\u003c\/a\u003e (a private court mosque with a rotated entrance solving qibla alignment)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe elevated \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ali_Qapu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAli Qapu\u003c\/a\u003e palace (a viewing platform for imperial spectacle), and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe continuous \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Bazaar,_Isfahan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebazaar\u003c\/a\u003e arcades that tie the square into the city’s economic life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes it exceptional is that this synthesis still functions: today the square remains an active public park and social stage in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isfahan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIsfahan\u003c\/a\u003e, where families gather, vendors trade, and daily life unfolds inside what is essentially a preserved Safavid urban diagram—earning it designation as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Heritage_Site\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUNESCO World Heritage Site\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn this first-issue document of modern Iranian currency\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis P-147c is the 1st Issue of the 20,000-rial denomination, graded VF-. \u003cstrong\u003eA note that holds two Irans at once.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued in 2004. 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