Iran MS2535 5 pahlavi
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This specimen was lot 42409 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. 5 Pahlavi, MS 2535 (1976). Tehran Mint. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, with Reza Pahlavi. NGC MS-63. A VERY RARE and seldom seen type, this specimen parallels the larger 10 Pahlavi denomination, and is tied with just one other as the only two observed in the NGC census." This is not a coin but a medal of 5 pahlavi weight. It is not listed in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 40.67 g, 0.900 fine gold, 1.1771 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-Unlisted; KM-Unlisted.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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- MS 2535 rial, for the fiftieth anniversary of the Pahlavi dynasty
- MS 2535 5 rials
- MS 2535/1976 20 rials, F.A.O.
- SH 1355 (1976) ½ pahlavi
- SH 1355 pahlavi
- SH 1355 5 pahlavis
- MS 2535 10 pahlavi, for the birthday of Reza Khan
- MS 2536 ¼ pahlavi
- MS 2536 (1977) ½ pahlavi
- MS 2536 (1977) pahlavi
- MS 2536 (1977) 5 pahlavi
- MS 2536 (1977) 10 pahlavi, for the birthday of Reza Khan
- Coins and currency dated 1976