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5 Rials - Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Bank Markazi Iran |
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| Year | 1959-1967 |
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| Value | 5 Rials (5 IRR) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the large Eastern Arabic numeral '۵' above the word 'ریال' (Rial) in Persian script, together comprising the denomination. Above, a two-line Persian legend curves across the upper field within a wreath of oak and olive branches tied at the base, the whole surmounted by the Pahlavi imperial crown at the apex. The Solar Hijri date appears in Eastern Arabic numerals at the foot of the design. A beaded rim borders the entire reverse. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This issue spans the years immediately following the 1953 coup that restored Mohammad Reza Shah to the throne after Prime Minister Mosaddegh's nationalization of Iranian oil triggered a CIA- and MI6-backed intervention. Bank Markazi itself was only established in 1960, replacing the British-founded Imperial Bank of Persia as the sole authority over Iranian currency — coins dated before 1960 in this series were issued under transitional arrangements preceding the central bank's formal creation.