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A listing of postage stamps of Iran depicting coins.

1970 August 22

Iran


Four postage stamps mark the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyres the Great.
1 rial stamp depicts Queen Buran on a Dirhem coin;
2 rial stamp depicts Mithridates I on a Dirhem coin;
6 rial stamp depicts Shapur I on a Dirhem coin;
8 rial stamp depicts Ardashir I on a Dirhem coin.

Approximate value: US$2.35.

1970 September 22

Iran

2 rial postage stamp marks the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyres the Great.
The stamp depicts Sassanidae on a Dirhem coin.

Approximate value: US$0.50.

Next country: Iraq.

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