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20 Rials – Iran

Circulating commemorative coins

Commemoration: Commemoration of FAO

Context

Years: 1976–1977

Issuer: Iran

Period:

Ruler: Mohammad Reza

Currency:

(since 1932)

Demonetization: 1979

Total mintage: 33,370,000

Material

Diameter: 31 mm

Weight: 9 g

Thickness: 2 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #1211

Numista: #27469

Value

Exchange value: 20 IRR

Obverse

Inscription:

محمّدرضا شاه پهلوی آریامهر شاهنشاه ایران

Translation:

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Aryamehr, Shahanshah of Iran

Script: Arabic

Language: Persian

Reverse

Inscription:

کسی که گندم میکارد راستی میافشاند

۲۰ ریال

F.A.O

۲۵۳۵-1976

Translation:

He who sows wheat, sows truth.

20 Rials

F.A.O

2535-1976

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Language: Persian

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Name	Mark
Tehran	—

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1976	—	10,000,000
1977	—	23,370,000

🌱 Fairly Common