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Obverse Description
Farsi text; coat of arms with Kiani crown, sun, lion, and sword; Naser al-Din Shah Qajar wearing military uniform and feathered fez
Reverse Description
English text; guilloches
Catalog Information
GSID:
127514
Variety:
Orange, green, and purple; uniface; 1ST JANUARY 1896; no s/n
Coin Date:
1.1.1896
BNB #:
B101at
Pick #:
A1acts
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Bank Note Value History
1.1.1896 Orange, green, and purple; uniface; 1ST JANUARY 1896; no s/n
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1890 1890 - 1908 Sig 1: Grundy/Rabino Prefix A
1908 1908 Sig 2: Dalton/Rabino
Horizontal SPECIMEN / BW&Co / LONDON perf; no date; no sig; s/n range A 000001 - A 300000
Worth: $6,250 – $6,250
1890 1890 - 1908 Sig 1: Grundy/Rabino Prefix A, A/C
Worth: $1,350 – $2,500
1908 1908 Sig 2: Dalton/Rabino Prefix A/E
1910 1910 - 1918 Sig 3: Dalton/Wood Prefix A/J, A/L, O/A, O/B, O/C
Worth: $1,350 – $2,500
1919 1919 - 1922 Sig 4: Wilkinson/Wood Prefix A/M, A/N, O/D
Worth: $1,350 – $2,500
1923 1923 - 1924 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray Prefix A/N, O/E, O/F
Worth: $1,200 – $3,500
1.1.1896 Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; 1ST JANUARY 1896; s/n range A 300001 - A 400000
Worth: $1,000 – $1,000
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; red s/n; s/n range A/D 000001 - A/D 100000
10.4.1900 Horizontal CANCELLED perf; 10TH APRIL 1900; black s/n; s/n range A 700001 - A 780000
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; s/n range A/F 000001 - A/F 100000, A/J 025001 - A/J 100000, O/B 000001 - O/B 050000
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; s/n range A/M 050001 - A/N 050000
Worth: $1,600 – $1,600
1890 1890 - 1908 Sig 1: Grundy/Rabino Prefix B
Worth: $1,000 – $10,000
1908 1908 Sig 2: Dalton/Rabino Prefix B/C
Worth: $1,000 – $10,000
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