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Banque Mellié Iran (National Bank of Iran) ir

Banque Mellié Iran (National Bank of Iran) Currency & Banknote Values

Banknote Book® Price Guide

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Banque Mellié Iran (National Bank of Iran) series of Iran in the World Currency contains 254 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1.00 and $4,500.00.

Bank Melli Iran (National Bank of Iran, BMI) was established in 1927. In 1930, Bank Melli Iran took over Bank-e-Shahi, which was the Imperial Bank of Persia under a new name.
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No date Sig 1: Alamar/Lindenblatt Unconfirmed
١٣١١ (SH1311/1932) vertical ovpt back Prefix A - D
$60.00 - $1,200
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt
No date Sig 1: Alamar/Lindenblatt Unconfirmed
١٣١١ (SH1311/1932) vertical ovpt back Prefix A - D
$60.00 - $500
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt
No date Sig 1: Alamar/Lindenblatt Unconfirmed
١٣١١ (SH1311/1932) vertical ovpt back Prefix A - C
$55.00 - $750
Two diagonal blue SPECIMEN ovpts
No date Sig 1: Alamar/Lindenblatt Prefix A
$110.00 - $3,500
١٣١١ (SH1311/1932) vertical ovpt back Prefix A
$110.00 - $3,500
Two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts
Large horizontal Farsi perf
No date Sig 1: Alamar/Lindenblatt Unconfirmed
١٣١١ (SH1311/1932) horizontal ovpt back Prefix A
$110.00 - $1,400
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No date ovpt back
Two diagonal blue Specimen ovpts; no date ovpt back
No date Sig 1: Alamar/Lindenblatt Unconfirmed
١٣١١ (SH1311/1932) vertical ovpt back Prefix A
$450 - $4,500
Two diagonal red Specimen ovpts
No date Sig 3: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix E, F Intro: 1933
$50.00 - $1,000
Diagonal red Specimen ovpt
No date Sig 2: Hajier/Ala’a Unconfirmed
١٣١٢ (SH1312/1933) ovpt Unconfirmed
١٣١٣ (SH1313/1934) vertical ovpt back Prefix E
$40.00 - $600
١٣١٤ (SH1314/1935) vertical ovpt back Prefix H - K
$40.00 - $600
No date Sig 3: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix K - N
$40.00 - $600
Diagonal blue Specimen ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Diagonal blue Specimen ovpt front; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 2: Hajier/Ala’a Unconfirmed
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١٣١٢ (SH1312/1933) ovpt Unconfirmed
١٣١٣ (SH1313/1934) vertical ovpt back Prefix C, D
$40.00 - $675
١٣١٤ (SH1314/1935) ovpt Unconfirmed
No date Sig 3: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix E - K
$40.00 - $675
Two diagonal blue Specimen ovpts
Two diagonal blue Specimen ovpts
No date Sig 2: Hajier/Ala’a Unconfirmed
١٣١٢ (SH1312/1933) vertical ovpt back Prefix A
$100.00 - $425
١٣١٣ (SH1313/1934) vertical ovpt back Prefix B
$100.00 - $425
١٣١٤ (SH1314/1935) ovpt Unconfirmed
No date Sig 3: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix C, D
$100.00 - $425
Two diagonal red Specimen ovpts front; all-zero s/n
Two diagonal red Specimen ovpts front; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 2: Hajier/Ala’a Unconfirmed
١٣١٢ (SH1312/1933) ovpt Unconfirmed
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١٣١٣ (SH1313/1934) horizontal ovpt back Prefix A
١٣١٤ (SH1314/1935) ovpt Unconfirmed
No date Sig 3: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix A, B
$450 - $450
Front on card stock
Two diagonal blue Specimen ovpts
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n Brown Unissued
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n Purple Unissued
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n Orangish red Unissued
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n Green Unissued
No date Sig 2: Hajier/Ala’a Unconfirmed
١٣١٢ (SH1312/1933) ovpt Unconfirmed
١٣١٣ (SH1313/1934) vertical ovpt back Prefix A
١٣١٤ (SH1314/1935) ovpt Unconfirmed
Front on card stock
No ovpt; no perf; no s/n
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Two diagonal red Specimen ovpts
No date Sig 2: Hajier/Ala’a Unconfirmed
١٣١٠ (SH1310/1931) horizontal ovpt center back
$1,200 - $2,700
١٣١٢ (SH1312/1933) ovpt Unconfirmed
١٣١٣ (SH1313/1934) horizontal ovpt upper center back Prefix A
$1,200 - $2,700
١٣١٤ (SH1314/1935) ovpt Unconfirmed
$1,200 - $2,700
١٣١٤ (SH1314/1935) horizontal ovpt center back Sig 3: Hajier/Khosravi
$1,200 - $2,700
No date
$1,200 - $2,700
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt
$3,000 - $3,000
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt
$3,000 - $3,000
١٣١۵ (SH1315/1936) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix A/ا
$14.00 - $225.00
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
No ovpt; no perf; ladder s/n
Green above orange underprint; black s/n
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No date stamp back
$10.00 - $150.00
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١٧/۵/١۵ (SH1317/1938) brown stamp A Prefix A/ا, B/ب
$10.00 - $150.00
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix B/ب No date stamp back
$4.50 - $70.00
١٧/۵/١۵ (SH1317/1938) purple stamp A Prefix I/ی
$4.50 - $70.00
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) purple stamp B Prefix I/ی
$4.50 - $70.00
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix A/ا No date stamp back
$10.00 - $150.00
١٧/۵/١۵ (SH1317/1938) orange stamp A Prefix B/ب
$25.00 - $100.00
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) orange or red stamp B Prefix C/ث
$10.00 - $150.00
Diagonal black DLR oval ovpt; horizontal black SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left
Uniface front on oversized paper
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix A/ا, B/ب No date stamp back
١٧/۵/١۵ (SH1317/1938) green stamp A Prefix B/ب
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix A/ا No date stamp back
١٧/۵/١۵ (SH1317/1938) brown stamp A
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Diagonal black DLR oval ovpt; horizontal black SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No date stamp back Unconfirmed
١٧/۵/١۵ (SH1317/1938) stamp Unconfirmed
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) stamp Unconfirmed
١٣٢٠ (SH1320/1941) red stamp E Prefix A/ا
$200.00 - $3,000
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi Uniface back on oversized paper Blue Unissued
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n Blue
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n Red
No s/n; selvage Green
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No ovpt; all-zero s/n Unissued
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi Prefix A/ا No ovpt; all-zero s/n Unissued
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No ovpt; all-zero red s/n Unissued
No ovpt; all-zero black s/n
١٣١۶ (SH1316/1937) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No ovpt; all-zero s/n Unissued
١٣١٧ (SH1317/1938) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No date stamp back
$3.00 - $45.00
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) brown stamp B
$3.00 - $45.00
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) purple stamp C
$3.00 - $45.00
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) red-brown stamp D
$3.00 - $45.00
١٣٢٠ (SH1320/1941) purple stamp E
$3.00 - $45.00
١٣٢١ (SH1321/1942) purple or blue stamp F
$3.00 - $45.00
Diagonal black DLR oval ovpt; horizontal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left
No ovpt; ladder s/n
١٣١٧ (SH1317/1938) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No date stamp back
$5.00 - $75.00
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) black stamp B
$5.00 - $75.00
١٣٢٠ (SH1320/1941) blue stamp E
$5.00 - $75.00
١٣٢١ (SH1321/1942) blue stamp F
$5.00 - $75.00
Diagonal black DLR oval ovpt; horizontal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left
No ovpt; ladder s/n
١٣١٧ (SH1317/1938) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No date stamp back Western s/n
$10.00 - $150.00
Farsi s/n
$10.00 - $150.00
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) orange or purple stamp
$10.00 - $150.00
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) blue or purple stamp D
$10.00 - $150.00
١٣٢٠ (SH1320/1941) purple or black stamp E
$10.00 - $150.00
١٣٢١ (SH1321/1942) purple stamp F
$10.00 - $150.00
١٣١٧ (SH1317/1938) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No date stamp back Western s/n
$15.00 - $250.00
Farsi s/n
$15.00 - $250.00
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) green or red stamp B
$15.00 - $250.00
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) red stamp D
$15.00 - $250.00
١٣٢٠ (SH1320/1941) red stamp E
$15.00 - $250.00
١٣٢١ (SH1321/1942) red stamp F
$15.00 - $250.00
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left
Diagonal SPECIMEN perf; s/n ٠٠٠٠٠٠
No ovpt; no perf; ladder s/n
Green separate front/back on oversized paper
١٣١٧ (SH1317/1938) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No date stamp back Western s/n
$60.00 - $950
Farsi s/n
$60.00 - $950
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) brown or purple stamp B
$60.00 - $950
١٣٢٠ (SH1320/1941) purple or gray stamp E
$60.00 - $950
١٣٢١ (SH1321/1942) purple or gray stamp F
$60.00 - $950
Diagonal CANCELLED perf
Diagonal SPECIMEN perf
Brown separate front/back on oversized paper
١٣١٧ (SH1317/1938) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No date stamp back Western s/n
$75.00 - $1,200
Farsi s/n
$75.00 - $1,200
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) blue stamp B
$75.00 - $1,200
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) red stamp C
$75.00 - $1,200
١٣٢٠ (SH1320/1941) red stamp E
$75.00 - $1,200
١٣٢١ (SH1321/1942) red stamp F
$75.00 - $1,200
Diagonal black DLR oval ovpt; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left, all-zero s/n
Diagonal or horizontal CANCELLED perf; all-zero s/n
١٣١٧ (SH1317/1938) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi No date stamp back Western s/n
$120.00 - $2,000
Farsi s/n
$120.00 - $2,000
١٣١٩ (SH1319/1940) stamp
$120.00 - $2,000
١٣٢٠ (SH1320/1941) red stamp E
$120.00 - $2,000
١٣٢١ (SH1321/1942) red stamp F
$120.00 - $2,000
Diagonal CANCELLED perf; with or without horizontal purple SPECIMEN ovpt lower right; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts front; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left
No ovpt; no perf; ladder s/n
١٣١٧ (SH1317/1938) Sig 4: Hajier/Khosravi Horizontal CANCELLED perf Unissued
Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1944
$1.50 - $25.00
Diagonal black DLR oval ovpt; horizontal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1944
$4.00 - $60.00
Diagonal red DLR oval ovpt; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1944
$30.00 - $475
Diagonal black DLR oval ovpt; horizontal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1944
$25.00 - $100.00
Uniface back
Blue back; with or without s/n
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1944
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1944
$40.00 - $650
Uniface back
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf
Green
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1944
$50.00 - $200.00
Proof
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
Purple
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1944
$45.00 - $725
Proof on oversized paper
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
Brown
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1948
$2.00 - $35.00
Proof
Diagonal red Farsi script front
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1948
$4.50 - $70.00
Proof
Diagonal red Farsi script front
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf
Purple Western all-zero s/n
Orange front, brown back Farsi normal s/n
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1948
$10.00 - $150.00
Proof
Diagonal red Farsi script front
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf
Brown Western all-zero s/n
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1951
$10.00 - $170.00
Proof
Diagonal red Farsi script front
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1951
$6.00 - $110.00
Proof
Diagonal red Farsi script front
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf
Blue Western all-zero s/n
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1951
$30.00 - $525
Proof
Diagonal red Farsi script front
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf
Red Western all-zero s/n
No date Sig 5: Bamdad/Ebtehaj Intro: 1951
$45.00 - $900
Diagonal red Farsi script front
١٣٣٠ (SH1330/1951) Sig 6: Razavi/Zand
$1.00 - $15.00
١٣٣٢ (SH1332/1953) Sig 8: Emami/Nasser
$1.00 - $20.00
Diagonal red Farsi script on front; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red Farsi script and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Diagonal CANCELLED perf
١٣٣٠ (SH1330/1951) Sig 6: Razavi/Zand
$1.50 - $25.00
١٣٣٢ (SH1332/1953) Sig 8: Emami/Nasser
$1.50 - $25.00
Diagonal red Farsi script on front; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Diagonal CANCELLED perf
١٣٣٠ (SH1330/1951) Sig 7: Varasteh/Zand
$3.00 - $45.00
١٣٣٢ (SH1332/1953) Sig 9: Jahangir/Nasser
$4.00 - $60.00
Diagonal red Farsi script on front; all-zero s/n
Red DLR oval ovpt; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left
Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Diagonal CANCELLED perf
١٣٣٠ (SH1330/1951) Sig 7: Varasteh/Zand
$3.00 - $50.00
١٣٣٢ (SH1332/1953) Sig 8: Emami/Nasser
$4.00 - $60.00
Diagonal red Farsi script on front; all-zero s/n
Diagonal CANCELLED perf
١٣٣٠ (SH1330/1951) Sig 6: Razavi/Zand
$2.50 - $40.00
Diagonal red Farsi script on front; all-zero s/n
Red DLR oval ovpt; horizontal red SPECIMEN No # ovpt lower left
١٣٣٣ (SH1333/1954) Sig 8: Emami/Nasser
$1.00 - $15.00
Diagonal red Farsi script on front; all-zero s/n
Green; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
١٣٣٣ (SH1333/1954) Sig 8: Emami/Nasser
$1.00 - $20.00
Diagonal red Farsi script on front; all-zero s/n
Olive green; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
١٣٣٣ (SH1333/1954) Sig 8: Emami/Nasser
$1.50 - $25.00
Diagonal red Farsi script on front; all-zero s/n
Blue; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
١٣٣٣ (SH1333/1954) Sig 8: Emami/Nasser
$2.00 - $35.00
Diagonal red Farsi script on front; all-zero s/n
Brown front; red back; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
١٣٣٧ (SH1337/1958) Sig 10: Vishkai/Kashani
$1.00 - $15.00
١٣٣٧ (SH1337/1958) Sig 10: Vishkai/Kashani
$1.00 - $18.00
١٣٣٧ (SH1337/1958) Sig 10: Vishkai/Kashani
$1.50 - $25.00
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