New Iran 500,000 Rials Cheque 2025 (50 Tomans, Imam Reza Shrine and Damavand). Iberoamericana Banknotes

October 19, 2026

Iran Cheque de 500.000 riales 2025, P164A, sin circular: fachada del santuario del Imán Reza en Mashhad con palomas en vuelo y monte Damavand

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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.

What changes when a central bank redesigns a banknote while keeping its two symbols? The 2025 500,000 rials Iran Cheque (Pick 164A, 500,000 rials Iran 2025) is the perfect case to check it. BanknoteNews confirmed it on October 27, 2025: it retains the Imam Reza Shrine and Mount Damavand, but redraws them and debuts the security features of the new generation of Iran Cheques.

You can find it in uncirculated condition in its product page (P164A), and in our set of 10 Iran banknotes it comes alongside the 2018 500,000 rials Iran Cheque banknote (50 tomans).

The obverse: the full facade of the shrine

Where the 2018 version zoomed in on the dome, this one zooms out to show the complex:

The grand iwan, the monumental entrance arch, covered in tiles and flanked by galleries of smaller arches.
The dome behind the iwan and a tall minaret to the right.
Doves in flight in the sky, a motif that is repeated in the watermark.
On the left, the value "500000" in red, the name of the bank in calligraphy, and "ایران چک" ("Iran Cheque").
The "50" in a yellow box, the figure in tomans that dominates the composition.

The reverse: a larger and whiter Damavand

The volcano now occupies almost the entire width, with much more snow on the peak and a hillside engraved with fine lines.
The strip of flowers at the base is maintained, but with a denser design.
Texts in English, the "500000" in blue, and the "50" in SPARK ink, which changes from gold to green when tilting the banknote.
A box with geometric motifs in the right margin, where the watermark is located.

2018 vs. 2025: the differences

	2018 (P164)	2025 (P164A)
Shrine	Close-up of the golden dome	Full facade with iwan
Damavand	Yellow sky, pink tones	Larger, snowier
Figure in tomans	"50" printed	"50" in SPARK ink
Watermark	No published description	Dove in flight + "50"

New generation security

2.5 mm windowed security thread, color-shifting from gold to green, with demetallized "I. R. IRAN".
Second embedded thread with Farsi text.
"50" in optically variable SPARK ink.
Registration number that completes when held up to the light.
Watermark of a dove in flight with electrotype "50".

Technical sheet

Type: Iran Cheque · Catalog: Pick 164A (B302.5a in The Banknote Book)
Date: no printed date; confirmed in October 2025
Format: 156 × 71 mm · Colors: reddish-brown, orange, and yellow

For your collection

"Before and after" pairs are some of the most striking things you can put together in an album. This 500,000 rials also forms a family with the other new-generation cheques: the 2,000,000 rials Iran Cheque banknote (200 tomans), the 5,000,000 rials Iran Cheque 2026 banknote (500 tomans), and the 10,000,000 rials Iran Cheque 2026 banknote (1,000 tomans).

Remember: it is sold as a collector's item and does not accept PayPal payment. International shipping, original and uncirculated banknotes, and specialized assistance for any questions.