The 5,000 Iranian Rial Banknote 2013-2018 (Khomeini and Zabol Pottery). Iberoamericana Banknotes

October 19, 2026

Billete de 5.000 riales de Irán 2013-2018, P152c, sin circular: anverso con Jomeiní y flores; reverso con un cuenco y un plato de cerámica decorada de Zabol

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Sold exclusively as a collector's item: these are uncirculated numismatic pieces for collectors, not currency for exchange or a means of payment.

This is the only banknote in our Iran collection that dedicates its reverse to archaeology. The 5,000 rials banknote (Pick 152c, 5000 rials Iran) belongs to the series featuring the portrait of Khomeini that preceded the toman banknotes, and instead of a building, it shows two pieces of pottery from the far east of the country. The design was issued from 2013 and our specimen is from the 2013-2018 printings.

You can find it in uncirculated condition on its product page (P152c) or in our set of 4 banknotes from the previous series.

The reverse: a bowl and a plate

On the left, a deep bowl in shades of lilac and pink, with relief geometric decoration running along the outer wall.
On the right, a plate in silvery gray, painted with animal figures that appear to be swimming or jumping in a circle around the center.
Behind, a background of diagonal orange and pink bands with small flowers.
The texts in English ("FIVE THOUSAND RIALS") and the number "5000" in two corners.

According to the worldbanknotescoins catalog, the scene represents underglaze painted pottery from Zabol, a city in the Sistan and Baluchestan province, near the border with Afghanistan. Near Zabol is the Burnt City (Shahr-e Sukhteh), a Bronze Age settlement that has been a World Heritage site since 2014 and where thousands of pieces of pottery have been unearthed.

The obverse

Khomeini on the right, in three-quarter view.
A panel with a bouquet of flowers in maroon and gold on the left, with the value written in letters: "five thousand rials."
The Central Bank emblem and the signatures at the bottom.
Pink, red, and orange colors, very different from the green and blue banknotes of the series.

Security and technical specifications

Khomeini watermark; 1.2 mm windowed metallic thread with "5000 RLS"; four-color fluorescent fibers; numbering that turns gold under ultraviolet light; microprinting; flower motif that completes when held up to the light; latent image with the bank emblem and tactile marks (one line and two dots) for the visually impaired.

Catalog: Pick 152c · Date: no date printed (2013-2018)
Format: 154 × 75 mm · Paper: 100% cotton, printed in dry offset

For your collection

It is the most affordable banknote in our Iran collection and one of the few in the world dedicated to ancient pottery. Complete the Khomeini series with the 10,000 rials banknote 2017-2019, the 20,000 rials banknote 2018, and the 100,000 rials banknote 2010-2019.

Remember: it is sold as a collector's item and does not accept payment via PayPal. All our banknotes are original, uncirculated, and we ship worldwide.