Bahār-e Āzādī ( fa, بهار آزادی, lit. " heSpring of Freedom"), also known as "Imami", is an

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

bullion

gold coin A gold coin is a coin that is made mostly or entirely of gold. Most gold coins minted since 1800 are 90–92% gold (22karat), while most of today's gold bullion coins are pure gold, such as the Britannia, Canadian Maple Leaf, and American Buf ...

minted by the Security Printing and Minting Organization of the

Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran The Central Bank of Iran (CBI), also known as ''Bank Markazi'', officially the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ايران, Bank Markazi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān; SWIFT Code: B ...

(CBI), replacing the Pahlavi Coin after the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

. On the first edition of the coin Imam Reza Shrine and Calligraphy of the word ("

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...

") was seen on both sides of the 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. There is also ¼, ½, 2½, and 5 Bahar Azadi coins; as could be seen in Pahlavi Coins. The 5 Azadi coins minted only in 1979 and were commemorative for the first anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The 2½ Azadi coins minted in 1979 are commemorative for the Islamic Revolution, as well. The 2½ Azadi coins of 1999 are commemorative for 100th Anniversary of Khomeini's birth year, and of 2008 are not commemorative but have a low mintage and are scarce. The smaller Azadi coins (¼ , ½ and 1 Azadi coins) minted in other years, but discontinuously. The last Bahar Azadi Coins of ¼ , ½ and 1 have the coinage date of ۱۳۸۶ (2007), although they have been minted in following years. The three face of Ruhollah Khomeini can be seen only on 1 and 2½ Azadi Coins which has been minted by CBI; the ¼ and ½ Azadi Coins have a motif of Imam Reza Shrine on obverse and the word

calligraphy (three time repeat of word علی in a regular hexagon) on the reverse and as previous minted by

Bank Melli Iran Bank Melli Iran (BMI; fa, بانک ملی ایران, lit=National Bank of Iran, ''Bânk-e Melli-ye Irân'') is the first national and commercial retail bank of Iran. It is considered as the largest Iranian company in terms of annual income with ...

(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. They are supplied in a polymer package with banknote and the lack of this pack is unusual and makes the price decreased. 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. As of June 2018, a total of 7,600,000 gold coins have been minted by the CBI (i.e. roughly one coin for 10 persons in Iran). The gold coin has a purity rate of 90% and weighs 8.13598 grams.

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