Iran 500 Rials note 1938 Reza Shah Pahlavi

Third series of 500 Rials banknote of Reza Shah era

Iran paper money 500 Rials banknote 1938 Ruins of the Mausoleum of Cyrus

Banknotes of Iran: Third series of 500 Rials banknote of Reza Shah Pahlavi era 1938 - AH 1317 "Shah Reza Without Cap" Issue, Bank Melli Iran - National Bank of Iran.

Obverse: Portrait of Reza Shah Pahlavi without cap in military uniform on the right and his profile in the watermark area on the left. The Imperial Emblem of Iran during Pahlavi Dynasty (Lion and Sun with the Kiani Crown) in the middle and two ancient Persian royal guards or Persian Immortals on the sides (carvings at Persepolis), all the scripts on the obverse are in Farsi. Five Pahlavi.  Date: March 1938.
Reverse: Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great of Persia in Pasargad.
Signatures: Abdolhossein Hajir as the inspector of the government in the National bank of Iran on the left side and Rezagholi Amir Khosravi as the General director of the national bank on the right side.

Iran Banknotes

Bank Melli Iran - National Bank of Iran - Banque Mellié Iran

 "Shah Reza Without Cap" SH 1317 - 1938 Issue

Banknotes of the third series were first published in March 1936. Unlike the previous series, date of publication were printed on the front side of the banknote and the portrait of Shah Reza Pahlavi was without his cap. On the large denominations of banknotes of the third series, the equality of the banknote with Pahlavi gold coins were mentioned.

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Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great of Persia in Pasargad

The Tomb of Cyrus is the burial place of Cyrus the Great of Persia, 4th century BC. The tomb is located in Iran, at the Pasargadae World Heritage Site in Fars Province. It has six broad steps leading to the edifice of the King, the chamber of which measures 3.17m long by 2.11m wide by 2.11m high and has a low and narrow entrance. Though there is no firm evidence identifying the tomb as that of Cyrus, Greek historians tell that Alexander the Great believed it was.

Ancient Persian royal guards or Persian Immortals

The "Immortals" (from the Greek Ἀθάνατοι, sometimes "Ten Thousand Immortals" or "Persian Immortals") was the name given by Herodotus to an elite force of soldiers who fought for the Achaemenid Empire. This force performed the dual roles of both Imperial Guard and standing army during the Persian Empire's expansion period and during the Greco-Persian Wars. Its Persian name may have been Anûšiya ('companions' perhaps confused with Anauša 'immortals' from an- 'non' + auša 'death'). The force consisted mainly of Persians but also included Medes and Elamites.