Iran 10000 Rials 2018, P-159b, UNC

Green, blue, red and purple frame Khomeini, while Hafez’s calligraphy and tomb in Shiraz turn the reverse into a literary tribute.

Design & Symbolism

Obverse

Khomeini appears with Farsi inscriptions and the large numeral 1 registration device. The strong numeral becomes a conspicuous secondary feature beside the portrait and signals the reduced-format design. The use of green, blue, red, and purple creates a consistent ground for the illustration, official text and value figures.

Reverse

Calligraphy from Hafez’s Ghazal 11 is paired with the poet’s tomb in Shiraz, accompanied by English and Farsi inscriptions and the numeral 1 registration device. Text and monument work together to make Persian literature the reverse’s central theme. Its green, blue, red, and purple tonality carries evenly through the subject, inscriptions and denomination markings.

Collector’s Insight

For collectors, this compact 10,000-rial issue gives Persian literature a prominent role in a modernised format. Hafez is represented through both written verse and memorial architecture, so the note works particularly well as a bridge between literary collecting and the study of changing Iranian banknote formats.

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