20,000 rial note

Twenty thousand rials
(Iran)
Value	20,000 Iranian rial
Width	163 mm
Height	78 mm
Security features	Security fluorescent fibers, watermark, security thread, intaglio micro printing, latent image, see-through image
Material used	100% cotton
Years of printing	Since 2003; 21 years ago
Obverse
	File:بیست هزار ریال - سری بیست و هفتم جمهوری (رو).jpg
Reverse
	File:بیست هزار ریال - سری بیست و هفتم جمهوری (پشت).jpg

The twenty thousand rial banknote is a denomination of Iranian currency that was issued in 2003, and was considered its largest denomination until 2007.^[1]

Design

The note had been redesigned thrice in 2005, 2009 and 2014. The front displays a portrait of Rouhollah Khomeini. The original portrait was large, and never seen on any other banknote. In 2005, it was replaced by a smaller, more refined version.^[2] The 2004 version back side that featured Naqsh-e Jahan Square, had been redesigned twice. The version published in 2009 showed the al-Aqsa Mosque, which was replaced by Aghazadeh Mansion in the 2014 series.^[2] According to Christian Funke, both changes carried political motivations.^[3]

Previous versions

Year	Image
2003	File:بیست هزار ریال - سری بیست و یکم (رو).jpg File:بیست هزار ریال - سری بیست و یکم (پشت).jpg
2005	File:بیست هزار ریال - سری بیست و ششم (رو).jpg File:بیست هزار ریال - سری بیست و یکم (پشت).jpg
2008	File:بیست هزار ریال - سری بیست و ششم (رو).jpg File:بیست هزار ریال - سری بیست و ششم (پشت).jpg
2013	File:بیست هزار ریال - سری بیست و هفتم جمهوری (رو).jpg File:بیست هزار ریال - سری بیست و هفتم جمهوری (پشت).jpg

References

^ James Chen, ed. (July 15, 2018), IRR (Iranian Rial), Investopedia
^ ^a ^b Funke, Christian (2016). "Aesthetics and Politics of Redesigning Iranian Banknotes: Arab Wind, the Persian Gulf and the Absence of Nuclear Energy". International Bank Note Society Journal. 55 (2): 40–45.
^ Funke, Christian (2013). "Tokens of Transformation and Contesting Power: Iranian Banknotes in Revolution and Turmoil". International Bank Note Society Journal. 52 (4): 38–49.

"Security Features of 20,000 Rials Banknote". Central Bank of Iran. 2015.

Largest denomination of Iran
Preceded by 10,000 rials note	20,000 rials note 2003–2007	Succeeded by 50,000 rials note

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[1] James Chen, ed. (July 15, 2018), IRR (Iranian Rial), Investopedia

[Funke2016-2] Funke, Christian (2016). "Aesthetics and Politics of Redesigning Iranian Banknotes: Arab Wind, the Persian Gulf and the Absence of Nuclear Energy". International Bank Note Society Journal. 55 (2): 40–45.

[Funke2013-3] Funke, Christian (2013). "Tokens of Transformation and Contesting Power: Iranian Banknotes in Revolution and Turmoil". International Bank Note Society Journal. 52 (4): 38–49.

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