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Numismatic Reference · Iran · August 2026 Iran Is Removing Four Zeros from the Rial: A Collector’s Guide to the Redenomination Every rial banknote in circulation today belongs to a series with a published end date. When a country deletes zeros, the notes that carried them become artifacts of a closed chapter — it happened with Hungary’s pengő, Venezuela’s bolívar, and Zimbabwe’s dollar, and it is happening now in slow motion in Iran. Quick ans …

Collector's Reference · May 19, 2026 · 7 min read Syria’s 2026 Pound Redenomination Explained: What the New 500 Pound Note Means A 100-to-1 currency reset and the first-issue legal tender note that marks it — what collectors need to know about the most consequential Syrian monetary event in a generation. Quick Answer In 2026, the Central Bank of Syria executed a 100-to-1 redenomination of the Syrian Pound, removing two zeros from circulating denominations. The new 50 …