Currency of Iran 20000 Rials banknote 2005 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Banknotes of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Imam Khomeini Series 1992-2016
Imam Khomeini Series 1992-2016
Bank Markazi Iran - Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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By March 2004, the Central bank of the Islamic republic of Iran released the newly published 20000 Rials banknotes. These notes are unique either for its denomination or its design. The note has a dark blue color and like previous issues of other denominations, it has the portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini on obverse side. In the first issues, the portrait seemed non-realistic and didn't resemble photos of Ayatollah. But a year later, in march 2005, the Central Bank of Iran released a new version of the note with a significant change in the portrait of Ayatollah due to some complains by the Islamic hard-liners who received it as an insult to the founder of the Islamic republic.
Obverse: The portrait of Imam Khomeini at right (The Late Imam Ayatolah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini - former political and spiritual leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and a Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic); The emblem of the central bank of Iran is printed in the small empty space on the left side. Blue and green on multicolored underprint.
Obverse: The portrait of Imam Khomeini at right (The Late Imam Ayatolah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini - former political and spiritual leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and a Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic); The emblem of the central bank of Iran is printed in the small empty space on the left side. Blue and green on multicolored underprint.
Signatures: Mahmud Bahmani & Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini.
On the reverse side is the southern scene of the Naghsh-e Jahaan Square in Isfahan in which the two famous buildings of this complex, the Aali Ghaapoo palace and the Shah's mosque (Now called Imam Khomeini) are shown.
Watermark: Imam Ayatullah Sayyid Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini. The watermark of this bank note is a new profile of Ayatollah Khomeini that resembles the main portrait of the note.
Original Size: 163 x 78 mm
Paper Specifications:
Watermark: The portrait of Imam Khomeini in the left part of the banknote is embedded in the paste of paper. When the Banknote is held up to the light, the image can be seen from both sides.
Security Thread: The note has a metallic security thread with 1.5 mm width, showing the logo of The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This thread is "windowed" and appears as a series of silver dashes on the front of the note.
Paper: 100% cotton
Invisible Fluorescent Fibers: Fluorescent colored fibers in green, blue, red and yellow embedded in the paste of paper become visible under ultra violet light on the obverse and reverse sides.
Printing Specifications:
Printing Technic: Dry Offset
Serial Number: Letterpress printing of serial number with single color fluorescent ink, changes under ultra violet light to golden color.
Microprint: The name of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran "Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran" in Farsi script is in negative and positive microprint and appears in the right, left and bottom borders of the front side.
See-Through: On the lower-left side there is a "See-Through Image" of the denomination (20000) which is completed when the banknote is held up to the light.
Intaglio Printing: This feature can be easily detected by touch in some parts of the Banknote.
Intaglio Sign for the blind: On the lower-left of the front side there are three intaglio dots for the visually handicapped.
Latent Image: When the banknote is tilted horizontally at eye level and held under a light source, the numeral "20000" appears in the dark blue floral design near the portrait of the front side.
Banknotes of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Imam Khomeini Series 1992-2016
Imam Square
Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Persian: میدان نقش جهان Maidān-e Naqsh-e Jahān; trans: "Image of the World Square"), known as Imam Square (میدان امام), formerly known as Shah Square (میدان شاه), is a square situated at the center of Isfahan city, Iran. Constructed between 1598 and 1629, it is now an important historical site, and one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. It is 160 metres (520 ft) wide by 560 metres (1,840 ft) long (an area of 89,600 square metres (964,000 sq ft)). The square is surrounded by buildings from the Safavid era. The Shah Mosque is situated on the south side of this square. On the west side is the Ali Qapu Palace. Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque is situated on the eastern side of this square and at the northern side Keisaria gate opens into the Isfahan Grand Bazaar. Today, Namaaz-e Jom'eh (the Muslim Friday prayer) is held in the Shah Mosque.