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50 Dīnār - Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1926-1928 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features two lines of Persian script in Nasta'liq style, reading 'Rāyej-e Mamlakat-e Irān' (Currency of the Kingdom of Iran) above and '50 Dīnār' (50 Dinars) below, separated by a horizontal rule. The inscriptions are enclosed within a beaded inner circle surmounted by an imperial Pahlavi crown at the apex. The entire device is surrounded by a wreath of oak branches tied at the base. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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These coins were struck in the first years of Reza Shah's rule, shortly after he deposed Ahmad Shah Qajar in 1925 and declared himself founder of the Pahlavi dynasty. The new coinage was a deliberate act of state-building — replacing Qajar imagery with a modern, nationalist aesthetic at a moment when Reza Shah was aggressively centralizing power and remodeling Iran along secular, Western lines.
The three-year window of this issue reflects the rapid monetary reforms of the period, as the new government worked to standardize a coinage system that had been chaotic under the late Qajar administration.