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IRAN, Qajars. Muzzafar al-Din Shah. AH 1313-1324 / AD 1896-1907. AR Medal of 5000 Dinars (5 Krans) (38mm, 25.01 g, 12h). Visit of the Shah to the Belgian Mint in Brussels, August 1900. By A. Michaux. Dated AH 1318 (AD 1900). NGC AU Details, cleaned.CNG Feature Auction 129 World Medals, Silver Estimate: $ 1 500 |
IRAN, Qajars. Muzzafar al-Din Shah. AH 1313-1324 / AD 1896-1907. AR Medal of 5000 Dinars (5 Krans) (38mm, 25.01 g, 12h). Visit of the Shah to the Belgian Mint in Brussels, August 1900. By A. Michaux. Dated AH 1318 (AD 1900). Bust facing slightly right; al-sultan muzaffar al-din shah qajar khallad allah mulkahu wa shayyada allah saltanatahu (the Sultan Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar, may God make his kingdom everlasting and illuminate his reign) in Persian around / be-yadgar va meymanat-e tashrif-farma'i-ye bandegan a'la-hazrat-eaqdas-e homayun shahanshah-e koll-e mamalek-e mahruseh-ye iran be-dar al-zarb-e bruksel sana 1318 hijri (As a remembrance to the arrival of His Majesty, the most pure, Imperial King of Kings of the entire protected Kingdom of Iran to the Brussels Mint, year 1318 of the hijra) in six lines. Cf. Rabino di Borgomale pl. 46, 72; M. Moshiri, neshan-ha va medal-ha-ye iranazaghaz-e saltanat-e qajariyeh ta emruz (Tehran: SH 1354), p. 63. In NGC encapsulation 6934778-004, graded AU Details, cleaned. |