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10 Rials - Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1944-1947 |
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| Currency | Second Rial (1932-date) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The traditional Imperial Iranian emblem occupies the central field: the Lion and Sun device depicting a striding lion passant to the right, holding an upright sword in its right forepaw, with a radiant sun rising behind its back. The Pahlavi crown appears above the device at the top of the coin. The entire design is enclosed within a wreath of oak and laurel branches, tied with a ribbon at the base. The denomination legend 'ده ریال' (Ten Rials) in Arabic script is inscribed below the lion, between the wreath branches. |
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Issued during the Allied occupation of Iran, when British and Soviet forces had deposed Reza Shah in 1941 and installed his son Mohammad Reza on the throne as a more compliant ruler. The new shah's government inherited a monetary system under considerable strain — occupation forces had requisitioned supplies and disrupted the economy severely enough that the National Bank struggled to maintain confidence in the currency.
The .600 fine silver content reflects a deliberate reduction from the .828 fineness of earlier Pahlavi-era rials, a quiet debasement made necessary by wartime silver shortages and budget pressures that would continue well into the postwar years.