Depicts Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi facing left, an inscription above "Mohammadreza Pahlavi Shah Aryamhar, the Shahanshah "King of Kings" of Iran" in Persian.

The Solar Hijri calendar is a solar calendar and one of the various Iranian calendars. It begins on the March equinox as determined by the astronomical calculation for the Iran Standard Time meridian (52.5°E, UTC+03:30) and has years of 365 or 366 days. It is the modern principal calendar in Iran and is sometimes also called the Shamsi calendar and Khorshidi calendar. It is abbreviated as SH, HS or, by analogy with AH, AHSh.

Depicts an Emblem of the Imperial State of Iran (radiant lion holding sword, 1932-1980) within a crowned wheat wreath. Value and date below in Solar Hijri Calendar (SH) in Persian and English dividing by abbreviate of FAO below, inscription in Persian meaning "Who sows wheat, who sows truth" above.

The Lion and Sun motif is one of the better-known emblems of Iran. The motif has many historical meanings. First, it was an astrological and zodiacal symbol. Under Safvis and first Qajar kings, it received a specifically Shi'ite interpretation. In Safavid era the lion and sun stood for two pillars of the society, state and religion. It became a national emblem during the Qajar era.

At the top of the coat of arms was the Pahlavi crown, created for the Coronation of Reza Shah in 1926, and the collar of the Order of Pahlavi was under the shield.