Iran SH1350 1/2 pahlavi
This specimen was lot 76609 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. 1/2 Pahlavi, SH 1350 (1971). Tehran Mint. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. NGC MS-67. Glowing with a supreme and serene golden luster, this Superb-Gem glitters with appealing allure, with this example being tied with one other for the finest certified specimen yet encapsulated by NGC." When Reza Shah seized the throne in 1925, he adopted the solar Hegira calendar, which used the Gregorian calendar but deducted 621 years. Thus, SH 1350 = 1971 AD. In 1931, the system was reformed and 100 dinars = one rial. This type, struck SH 1330-1353 during the reign of Muhammed Reza Shah (r. 1941-79), was minted to the standard of a British half sovereign. The relief was lowered in 1951 to reduce persistent striking weakness. Gold one (Fr-101), 2½ (Fr-100), five (Fr-99) and ten pahlavis also exist. As the pahlavi was always sold at its gold price, it had no fixed ratio to the rial.
Recorded mintage: 80,000.
Specification: 4.06 g, 0.900 fine gold, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-102; KM-1161.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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