Bank Melli Iran, specimen 500 rials, 1938-, serial number A/000000, blue, pink and multicoloured, Farsi text, Shah Reza at right, arms at centre, Achaemenid soldier with beard and staff at left, reverse, blue, the Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae at centre (Pick 37s, TBB B131s), violet ANNULLIERT SCHWEIZ BANKVEREIN BABEL overprint, previously mounted, good extremely fine, scarce