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1/2 Tumân - Fatḥ Alī Qājār Type W, Tabrīz mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1817-1823 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse lettering | السّلطان ابن السّلطان فتحعلی شاه قاجار |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Fath Ali Shah's gold coinage was reorganized multiple times during his reign as the Qajar court struggled to maintain a functioning monetary system against a backdrop of military humiliation — the Russo-Persian Wars had drained the treasury, and the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813 forced Iran to cede significant Caucasian territories. The Tabriz mint, sitting in Azerbaijan province, was among the most active Qajar mints precisely because it served as the commercial gateway to the Ottoman and Russian trade routes.
The half-tuman denomination was struck in limited volumes relative to the full tuman, making survivors in any condition genuinely scarce on the market.