Iran (1992-nowadays)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the election of Ali Khamenei as his successor, having as president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, whose objective was economic growth without changing the basis of the regime. This was succeeded in 1997 by the moderate reformer Mohammad Khatami, who failed in his attempt to make the country freer. In the elections of 2005 the conservative populist Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won and was re-elected in 2009, with accusations of manipulation that led to the creation of the Iranian green movement (major demonstrations since the Islamic revolution). In 2013 he won the Hassan Rouhani elections, a fact that improved the country's international relations, attracting foreign companies and in 2017 he was re-elected. The suspicion that the Iranian nuclear program could have military purposes has led to a confrontation between Iran and Western countries, with a multitude of sanctions and the subsequent agreement, of which US President Trump left in 2018. There are banknotes of 1,000 Iranian rials, 2,000 Iranian rials, 5,000 Iranian rials, 10,000 Iranian rials, 20,000 Iranian rials, 50,000 Iranian rials and 100,000 Iranian rials.

1,000 riales (هزار ریال)

This banknotes worth 1,000 rials was issued in 1992. On the main side right appears Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian ayatollah iraní, political-spiritual leader of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (and founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran), who overthrew the Shah and Supreme Leader until his death. Next to him there are some Islamic decoration and in the left, the written value of the banknote, the name of the National Bank in Persian (بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ايران), a gap for the digital watermark and Imam Reza shrine, 9th century mausoleum in Mashhad.

Moreover there are two 100's in Arabic alphabet in opposite corners and decorative elements. On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen Dome of the Rock, 7th century Islamic monument built where it is believed that Muhammad ascended to heaven to meet God, in Jerusalem. It also has the written value of the banknote, the name official name of the country (Islamic Republic of Iran) and the name of the National Bank in English (Bank Markazi Iran), plus two 1,000's. This banknote has ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as digital watermark and a security thread too. The size of this banknote is 14.8 cm x 7.3 cm.