Iran SH1324 rial
This specimen was lot 76204 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Rial, SH 1324 (1945). Tehran Mint. Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. PCGS MS-64." Among other reforms of Reza Pahlavi, 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 1324 = 1945 AD. This type was struck SH 1322-1330 and is one of the last silver coins struck for circulation in Iran. While the SH1329 is rare, this date is common in all grades.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.6 g, 0.600 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-1143.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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