Nasir al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 AH (1848-1896). Silver medal n. d. (1306 AH / 1889 AD), On his Visit to Russia. Milled edge. Diakov -. Of the highest rarity. Probably the only known specimen. NGC MS62.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 107.
From the auction SINCONA, October 2011, lot 798.

The dies for this medal were made in Germany using the same obverse die of the issue for the visit of the Shah to Berlin. After visiting Berlin, he was scheduled to go to Russia for his last visit before returning to Tehran. Because of some discrepancies in the planning, the meeting with Alexander III of Russia was cancelled, and this medal was never issued.

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