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20,000 rial note

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Twenty thousand rials
(Iran)
Value20,000 rials
Width163 mm
Height78 mm
Security featuresSecurity fluorescent fibers, watermark, security thread, intaglio micro printing, latent image, see-through image
Material used100% cotton
Years of printingSince 2003; 21 years ago (2003)

The twenty thousand rial banknote is a denomination of Iranian currency that was issued in 2003, and was considered its largest denomination until 2007.[1]

Design

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The note had been redesigned thrice in 2005, 2009 and 2014. The front displays a portrait of Rouhollah Khomeini. The original portrait was large, and never seen on any other banknote. In 2005, it was replaced by a smaller, more refined version.[2] The 2004 version back side that featured Naqsh-e Jahan Square, had been redesigned twice. The version published in 2009 showed the al-Aqsa Mosque, which was replaced by Aghazadeh Mansion in the 2014 series.[2] According to Christian Funke, both changes carried political motivations.[3]

Previous versions

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Year Image
2003
2005
2008
2013

References

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  1. ^ James Chen, ed. (July 15, 2018), IRR (Iranian Rial), Investopedia
  2. ^ a b Funke, Christian (2016). "Aesthetics and Politics of Redesigning Iranian Banknotes: Arab Wind, the Persian Gulf and the Absence of Nuclear Energy". International Bank Note Society Journal. 55 (2): 40–45.
  3. ^ Funke, Christian (2013). "Tokens of Transformation and Contesting Power: Iranian Banknotes in Revolution and Turmoil". International Bank Note Society Journal. 52 (4): 38–49.
Largest denomination of Iran
Preceded by 20,000 rials note
2003–2007
Succeeded by