The front depicts the portrait of Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini (1902-1989) was an Iranian religious leader who led the Iranian Revolution of 1979, overthrowing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and establishing the Islamic Republic of Iran, a theocracy based on Islamic principles . A vocal critic of the Shah's regime and exiled for more than 14 years, Khomeini returned to Iran in 1979 to take power as Supreme Leader.
The reverse side shows the Dome of the Rock, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and built between 687 and 691 under the Umayyad Caliphate of Abd al-Malik, is an iconic monument of Islamic architecture, known for its golden dome and its ornate mosaics. Sacred to Muslims because of the Isra and Miraj of the Prophet Muhammad, the site is also important to Jews as the location of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem and to Christians because of the significance of Jerusalem in the life of Jesus.
Country...............................
Iran
Face Value..........................
1000 Rials
Quality................................
New, UNC
Year....................................
1992 (Not Dated)
Signature(s).........................
Dr. Ebrahim Sheibani & Safdar Hosseini
Printer................................
Thomas De La Rue, Basingstoke, Royaume-Uni
Composition.......................
Paper
Dimensions (mm)................
148 x 73
Reference............................
P143d (World Paper Money)
Specificity...........................
The non dated (ND) banknote, circulated from 1992 to 2014
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