Muhammad Ali Shah, 1324-1327 AH (1907-1909). Silver medal 1326 AH (1908/1909 AD), 40.83 g. On the Bombardment of the Parliament. Gilt silver. Very rare. NGC AU Details. Mount mark.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 356.

Ever since his accession to power, Muhammad-Ali Shah had strong opposition from the more liberal members of the Assembly. After the failure of the first attempt to destroy the Constitution in 1907, efforts were made to bring about better relations between the Shah and his subjects, and a Conciliation Committee was formed, but the gulf between absolutism and democracy was too wide to be bridged. On June 23, 1908, by the order of the Shah, the troops surrounded the parliament and artillery fire was opened, destroying a large part of the Assembly House.

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