Iran SH1353 20 rials KM-1196

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 76613

This specimen was lot 76613 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN. 20 Rials, SH 1353 (1974). Tehran Mint. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. NGC MS-65. A pleasing Gem commemorating the 7th Asian games, with bright luster."

Recorded mintage: 12,601,000 including KM 1181.

Specification: 8.9 g, copper-nickel, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-1196.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• SH 1351 (1972) rial, F.A.O.
• SH 1353 ½ pahlavi
• SH 1353 pahlavi
• SH 1353 5 pahlavi
• MS 2535/1976 20 rials, F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1974