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2000 Dinar - Ahmad Qajar
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The Iranian imperial emblem of the Lion and Sun (Shir-o-Khorshid) depicted in the center, showing a lion passant holding a sword, with a radiant sun rising behind its back and a crown above. The central device is flanked by symmetrical sprays of oak and olive branches tied with a ribbon at the base. The AH date ۱۳۳۶ is inscribed across the center field, and the denomination دوهزار دینار (Two Thousand Dinars) is inscribed in Arabic script below the lion along the lower arc. |
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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.