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The last gold coin of Iran in Toman Currency system; on the commemorative of Nowruz celebration; 1926. The first Pahlavi coins, which were minted from 1926 to 1929, only in gold purity (0.900) and coin margins (oak and olive branches) were similar to Qajar coins, and differs from not only in terms of design, type and timeline, but they changed fundamentally in their weight and calendar system.
The last Pahlavi coin minted in 1978 with coinage date of 1979. The first Bahar Azadi (Imami) Coin with the left portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini as seen in Pahlavi gold coins (left head of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi); minted only in 1991. The gold coin has a purity rate of 90% and weighs 8.13598 grams. [citation needed]
Gold dinars (Middle Persian: dēnār, ultimately from Latin denarius aureus) were also introduced by Ardashir I, the first Sasanian ruler. [6] [3] Gold coinage was unknown to the Parthian monetary system, the predecessor of the Sasanian. [3] Gold Sasanian coins weigh between 7 and 7.4 grams until Shapur III's reign (383–388). [6]
A 2000 Dinar/2 Qiran coin of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar era. The qiran (Persian: قران; also Romanized kran) was a currency of Iran between 1825 and 1932. It was subdivided into 20 shahi or 1000 dinar and was worth one tenth of a toman. The rial replaced the qiran at par in 1932, although it was divided into one hundred (new) dinars. Despite ...
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Iranian gold coins were denominated in toman, with copper and silver coins denominated in dinar, rial or qiran. During the period of hammered coinage , gold toman coins were struck in denominations of 1 ⁄ 4 , 1 ⁄ 2 , 1, 2 and 10 toman, [ 9 ] and later 1 ⁄ 5 , 3 and 6 toman. [ 10 ]
English: Gold coin of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar minted in Erivan (Iravan, Yerevan). Dated 1820/1. Reverse. Date: 19 March 2019: ... EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM: Owner of camera:
ʿAbbāsī (Persian: عباسی) was a name applied to gold and silver coins in Iran first issued by the Safavid Shah Abbas I (r. 1588–1629). It was in use until the early 20th century. These coins bore no face values and were passed by weight. [1]