2000 Dinar - Ahmad Qajar

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.