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2000 Dinar - Ahmad Qajar
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Value | 2000 Dinars |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar in military uniform, wearing the distinctive Qajar crown with feathered aigrette. The portrait is set within a wreath of oak and olive branches tied at the base, with the regnal year 1337 (AH) inscribed below the wreath. The Arabic circular legend surrounding the portrait reads the full royal title and accession year, with the inscription divided across the field flanking the effigy referencing the coronation year 1327. |
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| Obverse lettering | السّلطان احمد شاه قاجار شاهنشاه ایران سکه جُلوس همایُونی ۱۳۲۷ ۱۳۳۷ |
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Ahmad Shah Qajar was the last ruler of the Qajar dynasty, a teenager when he ascended the throne and barely in control of a country being carved up by British and Russian spheres of influence. This coin was struck just two years before Reza Khan's coup of 1921 effectively ended whatever authority Ahmad Shah still held. He spent much of his reign abroad, and was formally deposed in 1925 while in Europe, never returning to Iran.
The 2000 Dinar denomination in gold was a prestige issue rather than a workhorse of commerce — the political instability of late Qajar Iran made meaningful coin circulation increasingly difficult.