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1/2 Tuman - Fat'h Ali Qajar type R, Rasht mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1799 |
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| Value | 1/2 Toman (4) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the mint and date legend in Arabic script arranged within a grid of intersecting ruled lines creating a characteristic Qajar cartouche layout. The inscription reads 'Zarb Dar al-Marz Rasht 1213', denoting the place of striking as the frontier city of Rasht and the regnal year 1213 AH. The text is rendered in nasta'liq script with bold, deeply struck strokes. A border of raised pellets surrounds the entire reverse field, consistent with the obverse treatment and typical of hammered gold issues from this mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Fat'h Ali Shah consolidated Qajar rule over Iran after the violent death of Agha Mohammad Khan in 1797, and early gold coinage from his reign reflects the administrative scramble to assert legitimate authority across provincial mints. Rasht, the commercial capital of Gilan province on the Caspian littoral, was a significant node in the Russia-Iran silk and luxury trade — making its mint politically and economically worth controlling from the outset of the new reign.
The "type R" designation distinguishes this from later standardized Qajar gold issues, which underwent several calligraphic and format revisions as the dynasty stabilized its mint network through the early nineteenth century.