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500 Dīnār - Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1928-1929 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The imperial Iranian lion-and-sun emblem occupies the central field, depicting a passant lion in profile facing right, brandishing an upright sword in its right forepaw, with a radiant rising sun emerging from its back. Above the lion, the Pahlavi crown is displayed at the top of the field. The central device is framed by a wreath of laurel and floral branches tied at the base, within which the denomination legend in Arabic script appears on a plain tablet below the lion. A beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | پانصد دینار (Translation: Five hundred Dinars) |
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This coin belongs to the first full regal coinage issued under Reza Shah following his formal coronation in 1926, replacing the Qajar dynasty's monetary system he had already gutted administratively. The shift to solar Hijri dating — SH 1307 on this piece — was itself a political act, part of Reza Shah's broader program of Persianizing and secularizing Iranian public life in direct imitation of Kemalist Turkey.
The .900 fine standard adopted for this series aligned Iran with contemporary European practice, a deliberate signal to foreign creditors and trading partners.