Iran SH1321 5 dinars

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 693

This specimen was lot 693 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $66. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN: Reza Shah, 1925-1941, 5 dinars, SH1321 (1942), PCGS graded MS66." This denomination was struck SH 1315-1321 for Reza Shah, who had previously ousted the Qajars. All dates are common. Among other reforms, the traditional AH calendar, based on lunar months, was dropped in favor of the SH calendar, which matched the Gregorian calendar except that its start date was that of the Hegira. Thus, SH 1320 = 1941 AD. In SH 1310, a new mint was built in Tehran and German equipment installed and new denominations introduced. The pahlavi was raised in weight to match the British sovereign.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: aluminum bronze, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-1138.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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