A coin with a small lion holding a sword inside a series of emblem-like circles from 1972 it is not Iranian where is it from?

Sounds like it may be from the Netherlands. You might look on this site: http://worldcoingallery.com/index.htm . You might also try a library for a copy of the Standard Catalog of World Coins for pictures, values and lots more interesting info. Brad Hey i think the coin u are looking at is from Sri Lanka have a look at the sri lankan flag or google sri lankan coins and see if it is the same lion holding the sWord. i can accros this as i was looking for a picture of the lion holding the sWord for msn dp lol and thought i might answer the question newaiis im off DJ_Squish even better, I found a cool sight. Here is a link to the picture that I found of a coin with that symbol. I have two of those coins in my collection. my small collection. http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img3/39-132&desc=Ceylon%20km132%2050%20Cents%20(1963-1972)