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20 Rials - Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Bank Markazi Iran |
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| Year | 1973-1978 |
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| Value | 20 Rials (20 IRR) |
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| Reverse description | Central emblem of the Imperial State of Iran depicting the Shir-o-Khorshid (Lion and Sun): a radiant sun rising behind a rampant lion holding an upright sword, all surmounted by the Imperial Pahlavi crown. The denomination '20' appears at the bottom of the emblem in Persian numerals, with the word 'ریال' below. Flanking the central device are sprays of olive and oak branches, symbols of the United Nations, enclosed within a circular border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This issue spans the years immediately preceding the Revolution, a period when the Shah's government was pumping petrodollar revenues into an industrialization program so aggressive it generated double-digit inflation. The Central Bank was under pressure to maintain confidence in the rial while the economy visibly overheated. Coins circulated hard and fast in a country where cash transactions dominated daily commerce outside Tehran.
KM#1181 is straightforward within the series — no major die varieties documented, no significant minting anomalies. What distinguishes it is survival condition: heavy circulation losses are the rule, not the exception.