Help With Date: Iran 250 Rials - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 3 / Views: 1,114
Manderbeast New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 7:27 pm Okay, so my son handed me this coin and said,"I know you like a challenge, Mom." I of course accepted and identified this coin as being from Iran, 250 Rials. Then, the date stumped me until I remembered they use Farsi in Iran, while I was looking for Arabic numbers. So, I finally got the correct date (1379 I think) and now I've run into another question: Is this a date from the Jalali calendar or the Hijri calendar? I'm leaning toward Jalali but don't want to guess. Can anyone officially tell me the date of this coin? I tried to bounce the flash so the date has good illumination in the pic. Image: 250_Rials.jpg 89.12 KB Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 9:00 pm This 250 Iranian Rials dated SH 1379 (2000), KM# 1262. Iran uses the Malay-Persian number system. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16836 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 04:10 am The answer to your question is "Jalali calendar", also known as the Iranian or Solar Hejira calendar. Iran has used this calendar since the takeover of Reza Shah in 1925 AD. 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
Manderbeast New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 01/01/2009 8:45 pm Thanks for your help! I was on the right track but unsure. It's nice to know the forum is here for all my questions. Happy New Year, all! Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 3 / Views: 1,114

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.27 seconds to rattle this change.