BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 21
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The new edition of Iran's Bahar Azadi gold coin was sold for 122 million rials (about $2,892) on August 21, the Deputy Head of Iran Jewellery Association Mohammad Keshtiara told Ibena News Agency, Trend reports.
Keshtiara noted that while on August 17, the coin was sold for 120 million rials (about $2,857).
The deputy added that the previous edition of the coin was sold for 114 million rials (about $2,714) on August 21.
The other versions of the new Bahar Azadi gold coin (different in weight and with pure gold content) include 1/4 Bahar Azadi gold coins and 1/2 Bahar Azadi gold coins.
“The 1/2 coin is worth 61 million rials (about $1,452), while the 1/4 coin is sold for 39 million rials (about $928),” he said.
According to Bazrafshan, the price of one gram of 18-karat gold stood at 11.6 million rials (about $276) on August 21
The coins appeared in Iran following the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The Central Bank of Iran issued the coins, putting them up for wholesale and retail sales.
The old gold coins were minted from 1979 to 1991, after which the bank released new ones.
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