Bank Markazi Iran, provisional issue of 5000 rials, ND (1979), red serial number 15/000000, purple and multicoloured, the porrait of Shah Pahlavi at right with purple cancellation obliteration, signatures Al Mehran and Ansar, reverse the Golestan Palace in Teheran at left(Pick 116 for type, TBB B249 for type), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint and De la Rue red seal top left and low right. In PMG holder58 PPQ, Choice About New and this overprint not listed, very rare as a specimen and scarce as an issued note.

Estimate: £5000 - £7000

SRN: There was a typo in the estimate in the printed catalogue. It is £5,000-7,000.