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IRAN
KM 1172 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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IRAN
KM 1172 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 1 rial | 18.3 | 1.77 | Reeded | Copper-Nickel | Coin |
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The crown, inscription 'Muhammad Reza Pehlevi
Aryamehr'
in Persian, denomination, word 'Rial', inside
of wreath from laurel and oak branches joined in the end, the
year of minting (SH1357=AD1978) in Persian.
Āryāmehr was the title used in the Pahlavi dynasty by Shahanshah Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran. It means Light of the Aryans. |
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Crown, coat of arms, word denomination inside of wreath from laurel and oak branches joined in the end. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was the monarch of Iran from Sept. 16, 1941 until the Iranian Revolution on Febr. 11, 1979. |