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2 Rials - Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1977-1978 |
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| Weight | 3 g |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Imperial Iranian coat of arms: the lion passant holding an upright sword, set before a radiant sun, a classic Shir-o-Khorshid motif symbolic of the Pahlavi dynasty. The Imperial Pahlavi crown appears above the lion and sun emblem at the top of the coin. The entire device is enclosed within a wreath of oak and laurel branches, flanking the field on both sides and tied at the base. Below the lion and sun, a horizontal line separates the emblem from the denomination legend 'دو ریال' (Two Rials) inscribed in Arabic script across the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | دو ریال |
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By 1977, the Pahlavi government was under mounting pressure from multiple opposition factions, and coin production continued almost bureaucratically while the revolution gathered momentum. The Imperial Iranian Mint struck these pieces through calendar year 2536 (Shah's imperial calendar) into 1978, making late-dated examples effectively among the final coinage of a monarchy that had ruled, in one form or another, since 1925. The new Islamic Republic discontinued the imperial calendar entirely after February 1979 and retired the associated coinage almost immediately.