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25 Rials - Mohammad Rezā Pahlavī Artaxerxes Palace
| Issuer | Bank Markazi Iran |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined capital column heads rendered in relief, depicting architectural elements from the Palace of Artaxerxes at Susa (ancient Persia). The design features the distinctive double-bull capital form characteristic of Achaemenid Persian architecture. Assayer's marks consisting of '1 AR' and 1000 are inscribed within the field. The composition is executed in a refined medallic style befitting this commemorative issue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This piece was struck specifically for the October 1971 celebrations at Persepolis, where Mohammad Reza Shah staged a lavish 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire — an event so extravagant it reportedly cost between $100 and $300 million, drew heads of state from 69 countries, and featured a banquet catered by Maxim's of Paris. The commemorative coin series issued alongside it was never intended for general circulation.
The .999 fineness is notably purer than Iran's standard silver coinage of the period, reinforcing its status as a presentation piece rather than a monetary one.