Bahar Azadi Coin

Two years after the death of Ruhollah Khomeini in 1991, at first the left portrait of him was minted on the obverse of the coins which replaced by right three face instead of the calligraphy.

The three face of Ruhollah Khomeini can be seen only on 1 and 2+1⁄2 Azadi Coins which has been minted by CBI; the 1⁄4 and 1⁄2 Azadi Coins have a motif of Imam Reza Shrine on obverse and the word Ali calligraphy (three time repeat of word علی in a regular hexagon) on the reverse and as previous minted by Bank Melli Iran (BMI).

In 09 Aug 2010 and coincide with 50th anniversary of CBI foundation a new edition of Bahar Azadi coins with a weight of about one gram minted.

Unlike other Bahar Azadi Coins the title of them was originated from their weight; "One Gerami" (یک گرمی) and there is no coinage date on.

[2] There is a motif of Ruhollah Khomeini on the obverse of these coins while the calligraphy of Ali on the reverse with a Persian legend of CBI.

The first Bahar Azadi coin with title of "The First Spring of Freedom"; minted in 1979.
The last Pahlavi coin minted in 1978 with coinage date of 1979.
The first Bahar Azadi (Imami) Coin with the left portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini as seen in Pahlavi gold coins (left head of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ); minted only in 1991.
The first modern Iranian gold coin ( Reza Shah 's) minted in standard form, weight, value and purity; 1931.
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