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Imperial Bank of Persia

Imperial Bank of Persia Currency & Banknote Values

Banknote Book® Price Guide

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Imperial Bank of Persia series of Persia in the World Currency contains 97 distinct entries with CPG® values between $400.00 and $61,000.00.

On 30 January 1889, the Shah signed the preliminary concession for the founding of the Imperial Bank of Persia (IBP), granting the London-based firm the exclusive rights to issue notes for 60 years.
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1890 1890 - 1908 Sig 1: Grundy/Rabino Prefix A
1908 1908 Sig 2: Dalton/Rabino
1.1.1896 Orange, green, and purple; uniface; 1ST JANUARY 1896; no s/n
$1,750 - $1,750
Horizontal SPECIMEN / BW&Co / LONDON perf; no date; no sig; s/n range A 000001 - A 300000
$6,250 - $6,250
1890 1890 - 1908 Sig 1: Grundy/Rabino Prefix A, A/C
$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
$1,350 - $2,500
1919 1919 - 1922 Sig 4: Wilkinson/Wood Prefix A/M, A/N, O/D
$1,350 - $2,500
1923 1923 - 1924 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray Prefix A/N, O/E, O/F
$1,200 - $3,500
1.1.1896 Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; 1ST JANUARY 1896; s/n range A 300001 - A 400000
$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
$1,600 - $1,600
1890 1890 - 1908 Sig 1: Grundy/Rabino Prefix B
$1,000 - $10,000
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1908 1908 Sig 2: Dalton/Rabino Prefix B/C
$1,000 - $10,000
1909 1909 - 1918 Sig 3: Dalton/Wood Prefix B/E, B/F, B/G, P/B
$1,000 - $10,000
1919 1919 - 1920 Sig 4: Wilkinson/Wood Prefix B/G, P/C
$1,000 - $10,000
1923 1923 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray
$1,000 - $10,000
1.7.1901 Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; 1ST JULY 1901; s/n range B 175001 - B 225000, B 225001 - B 275000
1.7.1901 Rose, light blue, orange, and brown; uniface; 1ST JULY 1901; no s/n
$2,000 - $2,000
1.7.1901 Rose, light blue, orange, and brown (front), red and green (back); 1ST JULY 1901; no s/n
$2,700 - $2,700
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; s/n range B/E 050001 - B/E 075000, P/A 000001 - P/A 025000, P/B 040001 - P/B 050000
$3,500 - $3,500
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; s/n range B/G 075001 - B/G 100000, P/C 000001 - P/C 050000
$3,500 - $3,500
1890 1890 - 1903 Sig 1: Grundy/Rabino Prefix C/A, C/B
$1,000 - $3,000
1908 1908 Sig 2: Dalton/Rabino Prefix C/B
$1,200 - $3,500
1910 1910 - 1918 Sig 3: Dalton/Wood Prefix C/C, C/D, C/E, Q/A
$1,200 - $3,500
1920 1920 Sig 4: Wilkinson/Wood Prefix C/E
$1,200 - $3,500
1923 1923 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray Unconfirmed
1.1.1896 Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; 1ST JANUARY 1896; s/n range C 20001 - C 70000
$2,700 - $2,700
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1.7.1903 Horizontal CANCELLED perf; 1ST JULY 1903; s/n range C/A 000001 - Unknown
$2,700 - $2,700
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; s/n range C/A 070001 - C/A 100000, C/B 000001 - C/B 010000
$2,700 - $2,700
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; s/n range C/C 050001 - C/C 100000, C/D 000001 - C/D 025000, C/D 025001 - C/D 075000, C/D 075001 - C/D 100000, Q/A 000001 - Q/A 025000
$3,500 - $3,500
1890 1890 - 1908 Sig 1: Grundy/Rabino Prefix D, D/B
$2,800 - $2,800
1908 1908 Sig 2: Dalton/Rabino Unconfirmed
1910 1910 - 1918 Sig 3: Dalton/Wood Prefix D/B, D/C, R/A
$2,800 - $2,800
1920 1920 Sig 4: Wilkinson/Wood Prefix D/E
$2,800 - $2,800
1923 1923 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray
$2,800 - $2,800
1.1.1896 Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; 1ST JANUARY 1896; s/n range D 40001 - D 90000
$2,500 - $2,500
Blue; horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; no s/n
$2,250 - $2,250
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; s/n range D/B 075001 - D/B 100000, D/C 025001 - D/C 100000, R/A 020001 - R/A 030000
$2,500 - $2,500
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; s/n range D/E 030001 - D/E 070000
1890 1890 - 1923 Handwritten sig Prefix E/B - E/D
$5,600 - $5,600
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range E/C 05001 - E/C 15000, E/D 00001 - E/D 10000
$2,500 - $2,500
1890 1890 - 1923 Handwritten sig Prefix F, T/A
$25,000 - $25,000
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Horizontal SPECIMEN / BW&Co / LONDON perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range F 00001 - F 05000
1.1.1896 Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; 1ST JANUARY 1896; no sig ; s/n range F 00001 - F 05000
$2,500 - $2,500
1911 Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; handwritten September 1911; no sig ; s/n range F/B 08001 - F/B 18000
$2,500 - $2,500
1.9.1903 Horizontal CANCELLED perf; handwritten 4th Nov 1903; printed 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1903; s/n range F/A 00001 - F/A 02000
1890 1890 - 1923 Handwritten sig Prefix G/A, G/B, V/A
$61,000 - $61,000
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range G/A 10001 - G/A 15000, G/B 02001 - G/B 12000
$4,500 - $4,500
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range G/B 12001 - G/B 13000
$4,500 - $4,500
Orange; horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n
Yellow, purple, orange, and red; blue (back); separate uniface front/back; horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n
1890 1890 - 1923 Handwritten sig Prefix H/A, W/A, W/B
$47,000 - $47,000
Two horizontal SPECIMEN perfs; no date; no sig ; s/n range W/A 04001 - W/A 05000
Horizontal SPECIMEN / BW&Co / LONDON perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range H/A 02001 - unknown
$3,500 - $3,500
1890 1890 - 1923 Handwritten sig Prefix J, J/A, X/A
$60,000 - $60,000
1.7.1901 Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; 1ST JULY 1901; s/n range J 02601 - J 03600
$5,000 - $5,000
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; s/n range J 04601 - J 05600
$5,000 - $5,000
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Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range J/A 01001 - J/A 02000, J/A 02001 - J/A 02500
$5,000 - $5,000
Horizontal SPECIMEN / BW&Co / LONDON perf; handwritten Sept 19 - 90; no sig ; s/n range J 00001 - J00500
Purple back; horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; no sig no s/n
1890 1890 - 1923 Handwritten sig Prefix K
1.7.1901 Two horizontal SPECIMEN perfs; 1ST JULY 1901
$17,500 - $17,500
Horizontal SPECIMEN / BW&Co / LONDON perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range K 00501 - K 00600
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; handwritten 23 4 19; no sig ; s/n range K/A 01001 - K/A 01400
1890 1890 Handwritten sig Prefix L
Horizontal SPECIMEN / BW&Co / LONDON perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range L 00501 - L 00600
yellow, purple, and pink; no date; no sig ; no s/n
1924 1924 - 1932 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray Black s/n 1-letter denominator
$400 - $5,400
Green s/n 2-letter denominator
$400 - $5,400
Green and brown; horizontal or diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt front/back; horizontal black SPECIMEN NOTE, WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt upper right front; no date; no s/n
$2,375 - $2,375
1924 1924 - 1932 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray
$500 - $1,500
Proof
$3,800 - $3,800
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1.1.1924 Horizontal CANCELLED perf; handwritten 1st Jan 1924; s/n B/A 0,000,000
Horizontal CANCELLED perfs; red BWC circle
1.1.1924 Horizontal CANCELLED perfs; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; diagonal black SPECIMEN ovpt back; handwritten 1st Jan 1924; no s/n
1.1.1924 Horizontal CANCELLED perf; handwritten 1st Jan 1924; s/n range B/O 000,001 - B/O 100,000, B/Z 000,001 - B/Z 100,000, B/AA 000,001 - B/AA 100,000, B/AX 000,001 - B/AX 100,000
Purple and green; horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; no s/n
$2,375 - $2,375
1924 1924 - 1932 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray
$1,000 - $5,000
Blue, green, and brown; two diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpts front/back; horizontal black SPECIMEN NOTE, WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt upper right front/back; no date; no s/n
$3,200 - $3,200
1924 1924 - 1932 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray
$1,000 - $2,900
Brown; two diagonal red SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpts front/back; horizontal black SPECIMEN NOTE, WATERLOW & SONS LTD ovpt upper right front; no date; no s/n
$3,550 - $3,550
1924 1924 - 1932 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray
$3,500 - $10,400
Vertical CANCELLED perf; no date; no s/n
Diagonal blue SPECIMEN ovpt; two horizontal CANCELLED perfs; no date; no s/n
$5,750 - $5,750
Red round BWC ovpt lower center front; two horizontal CANCELLED perfs; no date; no s/n
1924 1924 - 1932 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray
$8,000 - $23,400
Vertical CANCELLED perf; no date; no sig ; s/n F/A 000,000
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Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range F/1 000,001 - F/B 025,000
$6,000 - $6,000
Green; horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n
1924 1924 - 1932 Sig 5: Walter/McMurray
$30,000 - $30,000
Vertical CANCELLED perf; no date; no sig ; s/n G/A 000,000
$15,000 - $15,000
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; no date; no sig ; s/n range G/A 000,001 - G/B 025,000, G/B 025001 - G/B 05000; Payable at Teheran
$9,500 - $9,500
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; two diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpts back; two horizontal CANCELLED perfs; no date; no sig ; no s/n; Payable at Teheran
Purple and green; uniface front/back; horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no date; no sig ; no s/n
$3,200 - $3,200
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