Currency of Iran 20000 Rials banknote 2014 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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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.
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
The Windcatchers in Abarkooh
Aghazadeh Mansion and its windcatcher was built during the Qajar Dynasty and is located in Abarkooh, Iran. This building is registered as a national historical monument in Iran and since 2015, the facade of this building has been portrayed on the 20,000 rial bills.
The windcatcher in this mansion is regarded as one of the finest examples of windcatchers in the world. The main windcatcher of this mansion is 18 meters high and covers an area of 18 square meters. There are 19 air-adjusting vents in the windcatcher, which are internally connected to the second windcatcher. This windcatcher can do the air-adjustment even if there is no wind blowing. Unlike most windcatcgers, this one is a two-story structure.
The mansion features a cross-shaped northern room facing a central courtyard with a large stone pool in the middle. The mansion has three different sections, enabling residents to live in different parts of the house based on the weather conditions in various seasons.
The pergola in Aghazadeh Mansion has been decorated by muqarnas to let the light get in the building easily and make it look brighter.