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2 Pahlavī - Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Imperial Iranian Mint |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a bold multi-line Arabic legend enclosed within a wreath of oak and laurel branches tied with a ribbon at the base. The imperial Pahlavi crown appears above the legend at the top of the wreath. The inscription names Reza Shah Pahlavi as Shahanshah (King of Kings) of Iran, rendered in elegant Naskh calligraphy. The overall design is purely epigraphic, with no portrait, the text itself serving as the principal device in the tradition of early Pahlavi-era coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | دو پهلوی ۱۳۰۵ |
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This coin inaugurated the Pahlavi dynasty's new monetary identity. Reza Shah had deposed Ahmad Shah Qajar in 1925 and immediately set about redesigning Iranian institutions — currency among the first. The Pahlavi replaced the Toman as the official unit, and these gold pieces were struck from the opening year of the new regime as deliberate instruments of dynastic legitimacy.
The .900 fineness followed European sovereign-coin conventions, a calculated alignment with Western monetary norms that Reza Shah pursued aggressively throughout his modernization program.