Iran SH1306 5 pahlavi

Künker sale 386, lot 5920

This specimen was lot 5920 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$4,910 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Riza Khan Pahlevi, 1925-1941. 5 Pahlevi 1927 (= 1306 SH). 8,63 g Feingold. GOLD. Nur 909 Exemplare geprägt. Vorzüglich. (Iran, Riza Khan Pahlavi, 1925-41, five pahlavis of SH 1306. Only 909 examples struck, extremely fine.)"

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 1306 = 1927 AD. The gold pahlavi was introduced in SH 1306-1308 to supersede the toman issued by the Qajars. Two and one pahlavi were issued in addition to the five pahlavi. Originally 1.92 g, it was raised to 8.14 g after SH1310.

Recorded mintage: 909.

Specification: 9.59 g, gold.

Catalog reference: KM 1116, Fr-92.

Source:

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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