Enrica Medugno
Senior Sale Coordinator
Lot 81R
A commemorative gold coin issued by the National Bank of Iran Iran, second half of the 20th Century
22 May 2025, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£6,000 - £8,000
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Oliver White
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A commemorative gold coin issued by the National Bank of Iran
Iran, second half of the 20th Century
Iran, second half of the 20th Century
of circular form, one side with a portrait of Nasr al-Din Shah encircled by a band of inscription, the other side with a central inscription-filled roundel, above a Kiani crown and below the Lion and Sun flanked by quatrefoil motifs, the letter 'B' below, the border with olive and oak branches
5 cm. diam.; 66.5 g.
5 cm. diam.; 66.5 g.
Footnotes
The present lot is an example of a commemorative coin produced by the National Bank of Iran in the 1960s using original dies from earlier coins. This particular issue was struck with a die from a silver Toman produced in AH 1313 (AD 1896) to commemorate the 50th year of the reign of Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar to one side; whilst the other side is struck with the die of a 25 Toman gold coin dated AH 1301 (AD 1883-4).
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