Iran SH1315 50 dinars
This specimen was lot 1298 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$81 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Reza Shah, 1304-1320 SH (1925-1941). 50 Dinars 1315 SH (1936 AD), Tehran Mint. Aluminium-Bronze. NGC AU Details. Cleaned. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 334."
After Reza Pahlavi overthrew the Qajars and seized the throne for himself, he continued the old denominations for several years, substituting his name and adopting a new dating system. The SH calendar is a solar version of the Hegira calendar which, being lunar based, starts on a different date each year. In SH 1310, a new mint was built and German equipment installed and new denominations introduced. This type was struck SH 1315-1322 and 1331-1332 and is common.
Recorded mintage: 15,968,000.
Specification: 3.47 g, aluminum bronze, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 1142.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 85, The Kian Collection - Part 1, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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