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1/2 Rial - Fat'h Ali Qajar Type D, Shiraz mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1824 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the royal titulature of Fath Ali Shah Qajar in bold Nastaliq script, reading 'al-Sultan ibn al-Sultan Fath Ali Shah Qajar'. The calligraphic legend is arranged in sweeping diagonal bands across the flan, interspersed with decorative rosette ornaments composed of small pellets. The coin's border is defined by a ring of raised beads forming a continuous inner circle around the inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان بن السلطان فتحعلی شاه قاجار |
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Fat'h Ali Shah's coinage was notoriously inconsistent across provincial mints, and Shiraz — capital of Fars province and a major commercial center on the southern trade routes — operated with considerable autonomy in its striking practices. Type D designations within this series typically reflect a discrete die revision rather than a formal recoinage, the result of accumulated wear or a local mint master's decision rather than any central decree from Tehran.
Provincial silver of this period circulated hard through bazaar trade with the Persian Gulf ports.