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1/2 Qiran - Nāṣer al-Dīn Qājār Qazvīn mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1858-1859 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned bust of Naser al-Din Shah, depicted in the Qajar royal style with a tall jewelled crown and draped robes decorated with a star ornament at the chest. Olive branches flank the effigy on either side of the field. The Arabic royal legend appears in the field to the left and right of the portrait. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh's long reign — 1848 to 1896 — coincided with intense pressure from both Britain and Russia as the two empires competed for influence over Iranian affairs. The Qazvīn mint was one of several provincial facilities operating under inconsistent supervision, and output quality varied considerably between dies and batches. Provincial Qājār silver from this period frequently shows misaligned dies and irregular flan preparation, not as a general strike weakness but as a documented characteristic of decentralized minting under the Qājār monetary system before centralization efforts later in the reign.