Commemorative coin to honor Imam Reza, 1957
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2019-09
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Ohio State University. Middle East Studies Center
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FRONT: Image of a coin commemorating Imam Reza and depicting the Shrine of Imam Reza, the 8th Shia Imam whose shrine is located in Mashad, Iran.
REVERSE: Image of a coin commemorating Imam Reza with various inscriptions. Inscribed with, "Happy birthday of 8th Imam, Ali ibn Mosal Reza, the 11th of Ziqadaalharam, 148AH" and "In the reign of trustee Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Shahanshah Iran."
IMAGE SOURCE: Mahnaz Bagheri, Curator, Malek National Museum, Tehran, Iran.
REVERSE: Image of a coin commemorating Imam Reza with various inscriptions. Inscribed with, "Happy birthday of 8th Imam, Ali ibn Mosal Reza, the 11th of Ziqadaalharam, 148AH" and "In the reign of trustee Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Shahanshah Iran."
IMAGE SOURCE: Mahnaz Bagheri, Curator, Malek National Museum, Tehran, Iran.