Iran SH1310 5 rials

Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 74379

This specimen was lot 74379 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN. 5 Rials, SH 1310 (1931). Reza Shah. NGC MS-65. A pleasing Gem with full satiny luster and frosty white surfaces." This type was struck SH 1310-1313 and was likely the last silver crown to circulate in Iran. It is not rare but seldom seen in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 5,471,000.

Specification: 25 g, 0.828 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-1131.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• SH 1310 dinar
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• SH 1310 5 dinars
• SH 1310 10 dinars
• SH 1310 25 dinars
• SH 1310 ½ rial
• SH 1310 2 rials
• SH 1310 ½ pahlavi
• SH 1310 pahlavi
• SH 1311 (1932) 5 rials
• Coins and currency dated 1931