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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1467

Iran. ND (1899 - AH1317) 5 Toman Medal for Bravery, Muzaffar al-Din Shah. Uncirculated Detail, Ex-jewelry. FR-53. KM-1075. 14.1gms. An exceptional rare medal struck in 5 Toman weight as an issue for bravery. The surfaces have been cleaned at one time, but hold much original luster with evidence of mounting at 12 o´clock. The last example we were able to trace at auction was sold by a German house in March 2010 for approximately $3,000USD before the buyer´s premium. That example was circulated and showed surface tooling. With good reason, that example, the current one, and others that exist likely show some mishandling as these were without doubt awards of great honor and held closely as a talisman. An exceptional opportunity for the Middle Eastern specialist.

Sold for
$2,000