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1 Azadi
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
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| Year | 1985-1991 |
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| Value | 1 Azadi |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a depiction of the Shrine of Imam Ali (or a stylized representation of a domed Islamic shrine) set within a recessed circular inner border, with two flanking minarets rising on either side of the ribbed dome, rendered in fine relief. The Solar Hijri date ۱۳۶۸ (1989) appears in Eastern Arabic-Indic numerals along the lower exergual area. Above the central device, the legend بهار آزادی (Bahār-e Āzādī, meaning 'Spring of Freedom') is inscribed in flowing Arabic script across the upper field. The entire design is bounded by a prominent dentilated rim. |
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| Mintage | 1364 (1985) - - 1365 (1986) - - 1366 (1987) - - 1367 (1988) - - 1368 (1989) - - 1369 (1990) - - 1370 (1991) - - |
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The Azadi ("freedom") series was introduced after the 1979 revolution to replace the Pahlavi coinage, which bore the deposed Shah's portrait. The 1 Azadi was minted continuously through the 1980s despite the catastrophic economic strain of the Iran-Iraq War, during which oil revenues collapsed and foreign reserves were severely depleted. That the Central Bank sustained gold coin production through this period reflects both the metal's role in Iranian domestic savings culture and the state's need to maintain confidence in hard assets.
The KM#1248.2 designation distinguishes this later subtype from the initial post-revolutionary issues — a die modification, not a major redesign.