Medal for Valour. Gold medal (Gold) 18.24 g. Issue with the portrait of Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930, reigning from 1909 to 1925). In the weight of 5 Tomans. Edition 1337 AH (1918/1919 AD). Not intended to be worn. BWK3 39. Extremely rare. NGC UNC Details. Mount removed.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 244.
Bought from Dr. A. Shams-Aram, Frankfurt, 1984.

This medal was issued at the end of the Great War in Persia (1914-1918/19). It exists in gold, silver, and bronze. During the Great War, Anglo-Russian troops on one side and Ottoman troops on the other occupied parts of Persia.

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