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Auction: 6018 - The Coinex Sale
Lot: 1076

g Iran, Pahlavi Dynasty, Mohammad Reza Shah, Gold Medal commemorating the crowning of Mohammad Reza as Emperor of Iran, 150.16g, SH1347 (1968), conjoined crowned busts of Mohammad Reza Shah and his third queen, Fara Diba, rev. coronation scene: the newly crowned Emperor standing before throne with Empress kneeling before, in presentation box, some spots of discolouration on reverse, about uncirculated Estimate £ 1,800-2,000In 1967 Mohammad Reza crowned himself as King of the Kings (Emperor of Iran), and his wife, Farah Diba, as Shahbanoo (Empress). This medallion was struck to commemorated this event, which attempted to link his dynasty with that of the Shahs of Persia of antiquity.

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