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20 Rials - Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī FAO
| Issuer | Bank Markazi Iran |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Currency | Second Rial (1932-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | محمّدرضا شاه پهلوی آریامهر شاهنشاه ایران |
| Reverse description | Central design features the Imperial Coat of Arms of Iran, comprising the crowned Lion and Sun emblem flanked by wheat spikes, emblematic of the FAO theme of agricultural development. The denomination '20 RIALS' appears in the field, accompanied by the inscription 'F.A.O.' The Persian legend translates as 'The villager is the epic constructor of nature.' The dual date appears at the bottom, given in both the Solar Hijri calendar (1357) and the Gregorian calendar (1978), reflecting the coin's commemorative FAO issue character. |
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Issued as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, this piece was struck just one year before the Islamic Revolution ended Pahlavi rule entirely. The FAO program, which ran globally through the 1970s, encouraged member nations to issue coins promoting agricultural development and food security — Iran's participation reflected the Shah's broader modernization drive known as the White Revolution, which had included sweeping land redistribution policies beginning in 1963.
The timing makes survivors of this issue historically pointed. Coins dated 1978 from the final Pahlavi issues saw minimal circulation as the revolutionary upheaval of 1978–79 disrupted normal commerce.