100 Riyals, Iran, 1974-79 Europe The engraving on the obverse

The engraving on the obverse was done by Edgar Bertram MacKennal

1 Dokdo copper coin of the Princely State of Porbandar - in the Kathiawar region of modern day Gujarat

The note has an ornate 1 inside a rosette on the obverse

A specimen note is a test version of a new banknote

while the North remained under German control

100 Riyals, Iran, 1974-79 Europe The engraving on the obverse100 Riyal banknote of Iran, featuring the portrait of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi the last king of Iran. The obverse of the note features a portrait of Pahlavi in military uniform, while the reverse features the Pahlavi Museum. These notes have been issued by the Bank Markazi the Central Bank of Iran. These notes were the last series issued by the Pahlavi dynasty, before the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The Pahlavi dynasty was the last royal house to rule