Iran SH1305 2000 dinars

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 688

This specimen was lot 688 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN: Reza Shah, 1925-1941, AR 2000 dinars, SH1305, a wonderful example, PCGS graded MS64." This denomination was struck SH 1305-1306 for Reza shah, who had recently ousted the Qajars. Among other reforms, the traditional AH calendar, based on lunar months, was dropped in favor of the SH calendar, which matched the Gregorian calendar except that its start date was that of the Hegira. Thus, SH 1305 = 1926 AD.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.21 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1100.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• AH 1344 (1925) 2000 dinars
• SH 1304 (1925) silver 5000 dinars
• SH 1305 50 dinars
• SH 1305 100 dinars
• SH 1305 1000 dinars
• SH 1305 toman
• SH 1305 2 pahlavi
• SH 1305 5 pahlavi
• SH 1306-L 2000 dinars
• Iran SH1306-H 2000 dinars
• SH 1306 (1927) 5000 dinars/5 krans
• Coins and currency dated 1926