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THE KIAN COLLECTION – PART 1. IRAN. Nasir al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 AH (1848-1896 AD).
25 Tomans 1307 AH (1889/1890 AD), Tehran Mint. On his Return from Europe. 71.35 g. KM 952. Fr. 64a. Extremely rare. Obverse slightly polished. With original box. NGC UNC Details.
(~€ 53'190/USD 58'140)
From the Kian collection, auction SINCONA 49, October 2018, lot 349.
From the Mortimer Hammel Collection, auction Stacks & Bowers, New York, 1982.
This issue dated 1307 AH was struck for the return of Nasir al-Din Shah to Persia from his third and final trip to Europe. The mintage was very limited, and the issue thus excessively rare.