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Iran

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50 Rials, 1951

50 rials 1951 front
50 rials 1951 back

Front: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980), Shah of Iran 1941-1979

Mohammad Reza was son of Reza Pahlavi (1877-1944), Shah of Iran 1925-1941. He was educated in a Swiss boarding school and at the Military College in Tehran.

Iran under his father Reza Pahlavi had good relations with Nazi Germany. Fearing the country may fall into the Axis camp, Great Britain and Soviet Union staged a preemptive invasion of Iran in 1941. The Allies forced the Shah to abdicate, and placed his son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the throne.

Mohammad Reza's autocratic pro-western rule caused much discontent and opposition from the fundamentalist Islamic groups. The Shah was persuaded by his Prime minister to leave Iran in 1979. An Islamic Republic led by Ayatollah Khomeini was formed shortly after.

Back: Palace of Darius at Persepolis

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10 Rials, 1954

10 rials 1954 front
10 rials 1954 back

Front: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980), Shah of Iran 1941-1979

Back: Tomb of Ibn Sina in Hamadan

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20 Rials, 1954

20 rials 1954 front
20 rials 1954 back

Front: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980), Shah of Iran 1941-1979

Back: Bank Melli in Tehran

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100 Rials, 1954

100 rials 1954 front
100 rials 1954 back

Front: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980), Shah of Iran 1941-1979

Back: Oil refinery in Abadan

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10 Rials, 1961

10 rials 1961 front
10 rials 1961 back

Front: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980), Shah of Iran 1941-1979

Back: Amir Kabir Dam near Karaj

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Iran, located between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf in southwestern Asia, was Kingdom of Persia until 1931 when it was renamed the Kingdom of Iran. Became an Islamic Republic in 1979. For a more detailed country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Iran.

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