Iran 5000 Karan / 500 Tooman 1900 th

1900s Cheque Credit Note; unused 'I Owe You' credit notes to the value of 500 Toomans or 5000 Karan, printed in colour on paper with Strong watermark, reverse blank, text printed in naskh and nasta'liq scripts, excellent condition, 115 by 210 mm. This note would has been issued as cheques for their face value, with the promise of a payment due at a later period, and the presence of the inscription Hajj Mohammad Neraghi and Sons here identifies the issuing party. The date given here must be in the Hijri calendar but is incomplete, beginning only with 12, suggesting a date at the turn of the twentieth century. Rare and scarcely seen bill; AUNC