View source for Iran 1976 20 rials F.A.O.

[[Image:Iran 1976 20 rials obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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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.

''[[Bibliography|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.
* [[Iran SH1353 20 rials KM-1196|SH 1353 (1974) 20 rials, 7th Asian games]]
* [[Iran MS2535 rial|MS 2535 (1976) rial, for the fiftieth anniversary of the Pahlavi dynasty]]
* [[Iran MS2535 5 rials]]
* [[Iran SH1355 1/2 pahlavi|SH 1355 (1976) ½ pahlavi]]
* [[Iran SH1355 5 pahlavi|SH 1355 5 pahlavis]]
* [[Iran MS2535 10 pahlavi|MS 2535 (1976) 10 pahlavi]]
* [[Iran 1978 20 rials F.A.O.]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1976]]
* return to coins of [[Iran]]

[[Category:F.A.O. series coinage]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]