Currency of Iran 200 Rials banknote 1981 Imam Reza shrine
Banknotes of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Imam Reza shrine Series 1981
Imam Reza shrine Series 1981
Bank Markazi Iran - Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Obverse: Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashad; Calligraphic Persian (Farsi) text from circular republic seal at left overprinting the watermark; Ornate floral designs.
Reverse: The Mausoleum of Avicenna in Hamadan; Geometric design and floral motifs; Republic Seal on watermark area. Blue and green on multicolored underprint. Back has a circular shield with stars and points at right.
Watermark area is covered with the script of " Jomhory-e- Eslaamie-e- Iraan" (Islamic republic of Iran) on the front and the emblem of the Islamic revolution on the back side.
Yellow security thread with BANK MARKAZI IRAN in black runs through vertically.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (without an imprint).
Banknotes of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Imam Reza shrine Series 1981
For printing the first series of the Islamic republic banknotes, previous stereotypes of the Shah's era were used, substituting the Shah's portrait with the image of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (the 8th leader of Shiite Muslims).
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Avicenna Mausoleum
The Mausoleum of Avicenna is a complex located at Avicenna Square, Hamadan, Iran.
Dedicated to the Iranian polymath Avicenna, the complex includes a library, a small museum, and a spindle-shaped tower inspired by the Ziyarid-era Kavus Tower.
Designed by Hooshang Seyhoun, it was built in 1952, replacing an older building dedicated to Avicenna which was destroyed in 1950.
The Pahlavi government had plans to build the mausoleum since at least 1939. The mausoleum was eventually dedicated in a grand ceremony in May 1954, and the avenue running in front of it was also renamed in honor of Avicenna.
As the monument was a central element of the propagation of Iranian nationalism by the Pahlavi government, it was consequently in danger of being defaced, but as Khomeini himself was an admirer of Avicenna, the square was not renamed after the 1979 Revolution.