Iran AH1343 500 dinars

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Sultan Ahmad Shah, last of the Qajar dynasty, issued this 500 dinars type for AH 1331-1343. The catalog value is not particularly high but it is a seldom seen type. In 1931, as the result of a regime change and a coinage reform, this type was superseded by a silver half rial.

Recorded mintage: 160,000.

Specification: 2.3 g, 0.900 fine silver, .066 troy oz ASW, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1054.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• AH 1334 (1915) 500 dinars
• AH 1342 (1923) toman
• AH 1342 silver 5000 dinars
• AH 1343 gold 2000 dinars = 1/5 toman
• AH 1343 gold 5000 dinars
• Iran SH1307 500 dinars
• Coins and currency dated 1924
• return to coins of Iran