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augbauer Pillar of the Community Philippines 606 Posts	Posted 11/10/2007 9:21 pm Sir/Madam, may I know what type of Iran coin this is? The face of the shah is present but the denomination isn't. Image: shahsil-2.jpg 81.92 KB Image: shahsil-1.jpg 74.51 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16831 Posts	Posted 11/10/2007 10:59 pm It's a medal, probably issued to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the Persian monarchy. The Iranian mint was in the habit of making very "coin-like" medals, with similar (but not identical) dies to the ones used for proper coinage. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
augbauer Pillar of the Community Philippines 606 Posts	Posted 11/11/2007 7:50 pm With your impeccable knowledge of World History, I am enthralled. Thank you very much, Sir. Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 11/11/2007 8:16 pm The date is 1350 (which would be 1971; that side of the medal is upside down). Sap already wrote what it commemorates; the medal depicts the stone or seal of Cyrus II which can also be found on the 75 rials silver coin issued on that occasion. Christian Report this Post to the Staff
augbauer Pillar of the Community Philippines 606 Posts	Posted 11/12/2007 8:28 pm Thank you, Sir, for this additional information. Report this Post to the Staff
Benas Valued Member Lithuania 72 Posts	Posted 11/23/2007 3:04 pm No denomination. Medal. Report this Post to the Staff
augbauer Pillar of the Community Philippines 606 Posts	Posted 11/25/2007 12:30 am Thank you, Sir. Report this Post to the Staff
sakura Valued Member Malaysia 59 Posts	Posted 11/25/2007 03:06 am I discovered that the medal(or a non-denominational coin; I'm not sure) was issued together with another piece struck in gold by the National Bank of Iran in 1971 to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the Persian empire. These two are part of the first type of the commemorative coins and are more commonly available. http://irancollection.alborzi.com/2500/index.htm The second type was struck in France in Proof quality and has denominations on each coin. They were made in limited quantities, with their details in Krause book. http://irancollection.alborzi.com/2500/Silvers.htm Report this Post to the Staff
augbauer Pillar of the Community Philippines 606 Posts	Posted 11/25/2007 7:43 pm Sakura, Sir, Thank you for the additional information and impressive pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
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