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1/2 Tumân - Fatḥ Alī Qājār Type V, Tabrīz mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1813-1816 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a bold, multi-line calligraphic legend in Persian Nasta'liq script, reading the royal titulature of Fath Ali Shah Qajar. The inscription, rendered in deeply struck and elegantly flowing characters, is interspersed with small floral and foliate ornaments scattered across the field. The legend is contained within a plain inner circle, itself surrounded by a prominent outer border of closely spaced raised beads. The overall design reflects the refined Qajar court aesthetic, with the script serving as both the primary decorative and epigraphic element. |
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| Obverse lettering | السّلطان بن السّلطان فتحعلی شاه قاجار |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a three-line calligraphic mint and date legend in Persian Nasta'liq script, boldly struck and filling the central field. The inscription records the mint name Dar al-Saltanah Tabriz and the regnal year in Eastern Arabic numerals, accompanied by scattered floral ornaments in the field. The legend is enclosed within a raised inner circle with a second concentric line, the whole surrounded by a broad outer border of uniform raised beads matching the obverse. The spare, inscription-focused composition is characteristic of Qajar hammered gold coinage of this period. |
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