IRAN
KM 1271 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
500 rials | 20.9 | 3.9 | Reeded | Brass | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
The title of state (Islamic Republic of Iran) in Persian, denomination, word 'Rials', the year of minting (SH1387 - AD2008) divides plant branches. |
Image of 'Saadi tomb' in Shiraz. Abu-Muhammad Muslih bin Abdallah Shirazi (1184 – 1283/1291?), better known by his pen-name as Sa'di, was one of the major Persian poets of the medieval period. |