Sultan Ahmad Shah, 1327-1344 AH (1909-1925). Pattern 5000 Dinars 133[1] AH (1912/1913 AD), Tehran Mint. Bust type, Pahlavi crown on reverse. KM 1058 var. Extremely rare variety, probably the only known specimen. NGC UNC Details. Slightly cleaned.

From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 271.
Bought from J. Dilmaghani, Los Angeles 1998.

The crown on the reverse appears on the coins of Reza Shah. It is a unique mule and unpublished.

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