Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Pahlavī - Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī 'Aryamehr'
| Issuer | Iran |
|---|---|
| Year | 1975-1979 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, wearing military uniform with decorations. The legend encircling the portrait reads in Persian: 'Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Aryamehr Shahanshah Iran' (Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Light of the Aryans, King of Kings of Iran). The Iranian solar Hijri or Imperial calendar date appears in the field. The portrait is rendered in a refined, medallic style characteristic of Pahlavi-era coinage. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | محمّدرضا شاه پهلوی آریامهر شاهنشاه ایران ۱۳۵۸ |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The "Aryamehr" title — meaning Light of the Aryans — was formally added to Mohammad Reza Shah's official styling in 1965, a piece of dynastic self-aggrandizement that grew increasingly hollow as the 1970s progressed. These late Pahlavi gold coins were struck as the monarchy's grip visibly weakened; the final dates in this series coincide almost exactly with the revolutionary unrest that forced the Shah's departure in January 1979.
Gold coin production effectively ceased before the Islamic Republic was formally proclaimed in April of that year, making the 1979-dated strikes among the last acts of an imperial mint.