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5000 Dīnār - Rezā Pahlavī
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1925-1926 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Imperial Lion and Sun motif, the traditional Qajar and early Pahlavi coat of arms, showing a lion passant holding a sword with the radiant sun rising behind it. The central device is flanked by a decorative wreath of oak and olive branches tied at the base with a ribbon. The Solar Hijri date appears in the field, and a beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Mintage | 1304 (1925) - - 500,000 1305 (1926) - - 1,363,000 |
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This issue marks the final year of the Qājār monetary system operating under a new master. Rezā Khān had deposed Ahmad Shah in late 1925 and declared himself Rezā Shāh Pahlavī, founding a new dynasty — but the mint did not immediately overhaul the coinage infrastructure. These transitional-year pieces were struck on the existing silver standard inherited from the late Qājār period, a practical continuity that belied the violent political rupture above it.
The 5000 Dīnār denomination was effectively the five-qirān piece, the workhorse of Iranian silver coinage since the mid-nineteenth century. Within a few years Rezā Shāh would undertake a full monetary reform, retiring the dīnār-denominated system entirely.