Iran SH1310 5 dinars KM-1123
This specimen was lot 3018 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $119. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN: Reza Shah, 1925-1941, 5 dinars, SH1310, one year type struck in 1931 with new minting machinery supplied by Germany, Unc. "The Persian parliament had approved on 16 February 1931 a loan to the ministry of trade and industry to meet the capital expenditure required for the establishment of a mint. The machinery and required equipment for this new mint had been ordered in Germany. Moreover, in February 1931 two German experts were appointed to run the operations of the mint." --- Rashid Khatib-Shahidi." The SCWC says this issue was struck in Berlin. This denomination was also struck in bronze (KM 1122).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.95 g, copper nickel, 18.2 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-1123.
- 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, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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