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20 Rials
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Year | 1979-1988 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central field bearing the Arabic-script legend of the issuing authority arranged in three lines, separated by a horizontal rule, all within an ornamental wreath of stylized tulip stems and buds in varying stages of bloom. The tulip, a symbol of martyrdom in the iconography of the Islamic Republic, frames the inscriptions on both sides and across the lower arc. The legend reads 'Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran' (Islamic Republic of Iran) in the upper portion and 'Bist Rial' (Twenty Rials) below the rule. The entire design is enclosed by a milled border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ٢٠ ریال ١٣۵٨ (Translation: 20 Rials 1358) |
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This series spans the entirety of the revolutionary consolidation period, beginning the year Khomeini returned from exile in Paris and ending as the Iran-Iraq War ground toward its ceasefire. The Central Bank designation itself was a deliberate break from the Imperial Bank of Iran's institutional identity — the issuing authority's new name was as much a political declaration as an administrative one.
Copper-nickel coinage from this stretch is frequently found corroded or poorly struck, a direct consequence of wartime industrial disruption and the near-collapse of Iran's import supply chains for minting materials during the early 1980s.