Iran SH1313 5 rials
The first specimen was lot 7469 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. 5 Rials, SH 1313 (1934). Reza Shah. NGC MS-64. A boldly struck and frosty near-Gem, with very light toning and some surface roughness in the reverse fields." The second specimen was lot 38809 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[2] noted, "IRAN. 5 Rials, SH1313 (1934). Tehran Mint. Reza Pahlavi. NGC MS-65+." This silver five rials was introduced 1931-34 and replaced an earlier 5000 dinars (KM 1106). It is not rare but seldom seen in nice condition. For the next issue of this denomination, in 1943 (KM 1145), the weight was reduced to 8 grams.
Recorded mintage: 1,208,000.
Specification: 25 g, 0.826 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-1131.
- 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, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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