Guarded Domains of Iran (1501-1925), Imperial State of Iran (1925-1979), Islamic Republic of Iran (1979-present)
Country in South Asia/the Middle East
Location: Persia
Capital City: Tabriz (1501-1555), Qazvin (1555-1598), Isfahan (1598-1736, 1781-1785), Mashhad (1736-1796) Shiraz (1762-1781, 1785-1792), Kerman (1792-1794), Tehran (1789-present)
Government type: Absolute Monarchy (1501-1906, 1907-1909), Constitutional Monarchy (1906-1907, 1909-1925), Semi-Constitutional Monarchy (1925-1979), Theocratic Republic (1979-present)
Main languages: Persian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Gilaki
Main religions: Shia Islam
Chronology
1501: Safavid Empire founded
1722-1729: Occupied by Afghan Hotak Empire
1726: Afsharid Dynasty replaces Safavids
1751-1794: Zand dynasty rules the west, in opposition to Afsharids and Qajars
1789: Qajar Dynasty replaces Afsharids (Afsharids retain control in Khorasan until 1803)
1914-1919: Occupied by Britain (south) and Russia (north)
1925: Qajars deposed and replaced by Pahlavi dynasty
1941-1946: Occupied by Britain (south) and USSR (north)
1979: Islamist-Marxist coup overthrows Shah and creates Islamic Republic
Currency
Shahi (1501-1798)
1 Shahi = 2 Tanka • 1 Bisti = 0.4 Shahi • 1 Abbasi = 4 Shahi • 1 Rupee = 10 Shahi • 1 Mithqal/Ashrafi = 48 Shahi
First Rial (1798-1825)
1 Tuman = 8 Rial
Qiran (1825-1932)
1 Qiran = 20 Falus/Shahi = 1000 Dinar • 1 Tuman = 10 Qiran
Second Rial (1932-present)
1 Rial = 100 Dinars
Coins from Iran in the collection
Qajar Empire (1789-1925)
•1 Qiran, 1849-1877 (Shah Naser al-Din (1848-1896), silver, Tabriz mint, Islamic#2390)
•1 Qiran, 1893 (Shah Naser al-Din (1848-1896), silver (.900), KM#901)
•5,000 Dinar, 1902 (Shah Mozaffar ad-Din (1896-1907), silver (.900), St. Petersburg mint, KM#976)
Pahlavi Empire (1925-1979)
•10 Dinar, 1939 (Shah Reza (1925-1941), aluminum bronze, KM#1139)
•50 Dinar, 1937 (Shah Reza (1925-1941), aluminum bronze, KM#1142)
•1 Rial, 1960 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), cupronickel, Tehran mint, KM#1171a)
•1 Rial, 1972 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), cupronickel, Tehran mint, KM#1183) Commemorative: FAO
•2 Rial, 1944 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), silver (.600), KM#1144)
•2 Rial, 1957 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), cupronickel, Tehran mint, KM#1158)
•5 Rial, 1961 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), cupronickel, Tehran mint, KM#1175a)
•5 Rial, 1962 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), cupronickel, Tehran mint, KM#1175a)
•10 Rial, 1944 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), silver (.600), KM#1146)
•10 Rial, 1961 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), cupronickel, Tehran mint, KM#1177)
Islamic Republic (1979-present)
•1 Rial, 1979 (cupronickel, KM#1232)
•1 Rial, 1980 (brass-plated steel, Tehran mint, KM#1245) Commemorative: Jerusalem
•20 Rial, 1979 (cupronickel, KM#1244) Commemorative: 1400th Anniversary of the Hegira
•500 Rial, 2007 (aluminum-bronze, KM#1283)
•2000 Rial, 2010 (cupronickel, KM#1276) Commemorative: 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Iran
•5000 Rial, 2014 (nickel brass, KM#1289) Commemorative: Fatima Masumeh Shrine
•5000 Rial, 2016 (nickel brass, KM#1291) Commemorative: Samin Alhujaj
Banknotes from Iran in the collection
Pahlavi Empire (1925-1979)
•10 Rial, 1938 (Shah Reza (1925-1941), P#33A)
•10 Rial, 1958 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), P#68)
•20 Rial, 1954 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), P#65)
•50 Rial, 1954 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), P#66)
•100 Rial, 1969-1971 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), P#86)
•100 Rial, 1976 (Shah Mohammad Reza (1941-1979), P#108) Commemorative: 50th Anniversary of the Pahlavi Dynasty
Islamic Republic (1979-present)
•100 Rial, 2005 (P#140)
•500 Rial, 1988 (P#137)
•1,000 Rial, 1982-2002 (P#138)
•2,000 Rial, 1986-2005 (P#141)
•5,000 Rial, 1993-2009 (P#145)