Nowadays This Would Be A Quite Improbable Medal

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maudry Pillar of the Community Luxembourg 588 Posts	Posted 01/09/2021 4:13 pm This medal celebrates the 25th regnal year of the Shah of Persia (Iran). Issued by the Committee of the Jewish community of Iran Report this Post to the Staff

chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/09/2021 4:23 pm What a unique piece. Is there a date on it? If there is I can't read it. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
maudry Pillar of the Community Luxembourg 588 Posts	Posted 01/09/2021 4:29 pm Yes, there is a year. Persian year SH1344, Hebrew year 5726 which matches to the western year 1966 Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7027 Posts	Posted 01/09/2021 11:04 pm In 2021 do you think there is a Jewish community in Iran? I don't think so. Report this Post to the Staff
cdngmt Valued Member Canada 402 Posts	Posted 01/10/2021 12:07 am Wikipedia... Persian Jews or Iranian Jews[5] (Persian: #1740;#1607;#1608;#1583;#1740;#1575;#1606; #1575;#1740;#1585;#1575;#1606;#1740;#8206;, yahudi#257;n-e-Ir#257;ni, Hebrew: #1497;#1492;#1493;#1491;#1497;#1501; #1508;#1512;#1505;#1497;#1501;#8206;) are Jews historically associated with the Persian Empire, whose successor state is Iran. The biblical Book of Esther contains references to the experiences of the Jews in Persia. Jews have had a continuous presence in Iran since the time of Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire. Cyrus invaded Babylon and freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity. Today, the vast majority of Persian Jews live in Israel and the United States, especially in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and on the North Shore of Long Island. There are smaller Persian Jewish communities in Baltimore, Maryland and the Twin Cities. According to the latest Iranian census, the remaining Jewish population of Iran was 9,826 in 2016.[6] Report this Post to the Staff
maudry Pillar of the Community Luxembourg 588 Posts	Posted 01/11/2021 3:12 pm Thank you for your informative post. That explains the reason of issue of this medal which apparently exists also in copper and gold. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 01/11/2021 3:26 pm Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 01/11/2021 6:06 pm Fascinating. The "style" of the medal looks Iranian to me - during the Shah's reign, Iran issued a large amount of "coin-like medals", with milled edges. Do you know if it was produced at the Iranian mint? 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
maudry Pillar of the Community Luxembourg 588 Posts	Posted 01/13/2021 07:57 am I didn't find any reference stating where this medal has been minted. But I believe it should have struck at the same mint than the other medals. I found this reference on the net: https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/co...l?coin=14793 Report this Post to the Staff
retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 01/17/2021 12:34 am Wonder if there was some kind of treaty or accord between Iran and Israel that year. Sounds possible under the late Shah. Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 01/17/2021 12:47 am Well the Shah, Shah Reza Pahlavi was much, much friendlier towards Jewish persons than the modern regime. The Shah generally took a pro-Iran stance and not a pro-muslim stance. Report this Post to the Staff
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