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2000 dinars, Iran Al-Sultan Ahmed Shah, 1337

Currency:GBP Category:Coins & Paper Money / Islamic Coins - Shahs of Iran Start Price:10.00 GBP Estimated At:90.00 - 150.00 GBP
2000 dinars, Iran Al-Sultan Ahmed Shah, 1337
condition - Extremely fine
Weight - 9.1 grams
Measurements - 22.5mm

Mint: Tehran

Obverse: the Farsi legend: "al-Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar, Shahanshah-e Iran" above the crowned bust and date at the bottom

Reverse: sun and lion holding sword left with Qajar crown on top centre. Below is the legend 2000 dinars.

Ahmad Shah Qajar January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was Shah of Iran (Persia) from 16 July 1909, to 15 December 1925, and the last ruling member of the Qajar dynasty. He was deposed by his own war minister, Reza Khan Sardar Sepah, later known as Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925.