SINCONA Auction 92

Ended

The Kian Collection - Part 3

(Islamic and Persian Coins and Medals, Orders of the Chivalry)


The Tuhfa Collection of Arabic Gold Coins

IRAN Qajar Dynasty

Bid


Starting price 10,000 CHF
Result unsold

Description

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.