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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:38, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1284 in Sincona sale 85 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$606 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Reza Shah, 1304-1320 SH (1925-1941). 1/2 Rial 1310 SH (1931 AD), Tehran Mint. NGC MS65. Cabinet piece. From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 309."
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 1310-1315 and is common, altho this example realized thirty times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.
Specification: 2.5 g, 0.828 fine silver, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 1128.
- [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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