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2 Rials Trial Strike
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the first coat of arms of the Islamic Republic of Iran, featuring a stylised Lion and Sun motif, surrounded by twelve tulips arranged in a circular pattern, symbolising the months of the year and the martyrs of the revolution. The overall composition is rendered in low relief against a plain field, with the design elements evenly distributed around the central emblem. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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1979 was the year the Pahlavi monarchy collapsed and the Islamic Republic was proclaimed — a transition that threw the Iranian mint into administrative chaos. Trial pieces from this window are production tests evaluating whether existing tooling and alloy stocks would carry forward under the new government. Most did not; the revolutionary authorities ultimately overhauled the coinage program entirely, rejecting designs associated with the imperial period.
The KM#Pn designation confirms pattern or piefort status with no confirmed circulation issue.