Iran 1976 20 rials F.A.O.

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was issued by Iran as part of the F.A.O. series. This type was issued in 1976-77 only. One of the shah's acts that enraged his many enemies was to place his portrait on the coinage, a sacrilege according to strictest Islam. The shah was deposed three years after this coin was issued.

Recorded mintage: 10,000,000.

Specification: 8.92 g, copper-nickel, 31.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1211.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Iran SH1351 rial F.A.O.
• SH 1353 (1974) 20 rials, 7th Asian games
• MS 2535 (1976) rial, for the fiftieth anniversary of the Pahlavi dynasty
• Iran MS2535 5 rials
• SH 1355 (1976) ½ pahlavi
• SH 1355 5 pahlavis
• MS 2535 (1976) 10 pahlavi
• Iran 1978 20 rials F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1976
• return to coins of Iran