Shiʿa kalima, `lā ilāha illā Allāh Muḥammad rasūl Allāh ʿAlī walī Allāh`; the names of the twelve shiʿa imams in the surrounding segments.
Obverse script
Arabic (thuluth)
Obverse lettering
لا اله الا الله
محمد رسول الله
علی ولی الله (Translation: (`There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Ali is the friend of Allah`))
Reverse description
`zarb-e Mashhad-e Emām Rezā 976`; the name and titles of the king in the marginal legend, almost entirely effaced.
Reverse script
Arabic (thuluth)
Reverse lettering
ضرب مشهد امام
رضا
۹۷۶
السلطان العادل الکامل الولی شاه طهماسب ... (Translation: Struck in Imam Rezā`s [Riḍā`s] Mashhad, 976)