SINCONA Auktion 92
The Kian Collection - Teil 3
(Islamische und Persische Münzen und Medaillen, Ritterorden)
The Tuhfa Collection arabischer Goldmünzen
Beschreibung
Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). Gold Medal 1337 AH (1918/1919), 18.24 g. For valour. In the weight of 5 Tomans. Issue with the Shah's portrait. Not intended to be worn. BWK3 39. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC UNC Details. Henkelspur / Mount mark.
From the Kian Collection Part 1, auction SINCONA 85, Zurich, October 2023, lot 1333.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1984.
This medal was issued at the end of the Great War in Persia (1914-1918/19). It was issued in gold, silver, and bronze. During the Great War, Persia was partly occupied by Anglo-Russian troops on one and Ottoman troops on the other side.