The 10,000 Rial Banknote of Iran 2017-2019 (Khomeini and Tomb of Hafez). Iberoamericana Banknotes
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Sold exclusively as a collectible item: these are uncirculated numismatic pieces for collectors, not currency for exchange or a means of payment.
The 2017 10,000 rial banknote (Pick 159c, 10000 rials Iran) is the link connecting two eras: it was the last "classic" 10,000 rial note, with the value written out without tricks, before the new one arrived in 2022 with the "1" representing tomans. It is smaller than its predecessors (142 × 71 mm) and green in color. Our specimen is from the 2017-2019 print runs.
We sell it in uncirculated condition in our product page (P159c) and in our set of 4 banknotes from the previous series.
The reverse: the Hafez Pavilion
- The pavilion of the tomb of Hafez in Shiraz, drawn from a low angle: you can see the stone columns and the dervish-hat-shaped dome, here in bluish tones.
- Blue calligraphy on the left half, occupying almost as much space as the building: a nod to the fact that what is being honored is poetry.
- The full "10000" figure, without clarified zeros, and the legend "TEN THOUSAND RIALS".
- Greenish-yellow background with a strip of geometric patterns.
The pavilion was designed by André Godard in 1935 on the site where King Karim Khan Zand had erected the first monument in 1773. Hafez, a 14th-century master of the ghazal, is so popular that even today his Divan is opened at random to "ask" him about the future.
The obverse
- Khomeini in dark engraving, on the left.
- A red and green circular medallion to the left of the portrait.
- The value in letters ("ten thousand rials") in red and black, on the right, under the bank's name.
- Diagonal bands of green and yellow, and the "10000" figure at the bottom left.
Before and after: 2017 vs. 2022
| 10,000 rials 2017 (P159c) | 10,000 rials 2022 (P160) | |
|---|---|---|
| Reverse | Tomb of Hafez (Shiraz) | Avicenna Mausoleum (Hamadan) |
| Figure | Full "10000" | Large "1", clarified zeros |
| Size | 142 × 71 mm | 156 × 71 mm |
| Color | Green | Grayish-green with red accents |
Security and technical sheet
Khomeini watermark, fluorescent ink and fibers, security thread, and intaglio printing.
- Catalog: Pick 159c · Date: no date printed (2017-2019)
- Format: 142 × 71 mm
For your collection
Combine this banknote with the 2022 10,000 rial banknote (1 toman) and you will have the entire history of the toman reform on two pieces of paper. And if you like Hafez, the same pavilion reappears on the 2022 50,000 rial banknote (5 tomans).
Remember: it is sold as a collectible item and does not accept payment via PayPal. All our banknotes are original, uncirculated, and we ship worldwide.
All Iranian banknotes in our collection
Sets: set of 10 Iranian banknotes (10,000 to 10,000,000 rials) · set of 4 banknotes from the previous series · all Iranian banknotes
Toman and Iran Cheque Series
- 2022 10,000 rial banknote (1 toman) (P160) · page
- 2022 20,000 rial banknote (2 tomans) (P161) · page
- 2022 50,000 rial banknote (5 tomans) (P162) · page
- 2026 100,000 rial banknote (10 tomans) (P163) · page
- 2018 500,000 rial Iran Cheque (50 tomans) (P164) · page
- 2025 500,000 rial Iran Cheque (50 tomans) (P164A) · page
- 2022 1,000,000 rial Iran Cheque (100 tomans) (P166) · page
- 2,000,000 rial Iran Cheque (200 tomans) (P167) · page
- 2026 5,000,000 rial Iran Cheque (500 tomans) (P168b) · page
- 2026 10,000,000 rial Iran Cheque (1,000 tomans) (P169) · page
Previous series with Khomeini (2010-2019)
- 2013-2018 5,000 rial banknote (P152c) · page
- 2017-2019 10,000 rial banknote (P159c) — this item · page
- 2018 20,000 rial banknote (P153b) · page
- 2010-2019 100,000 rial banknote (P151e) · page
