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1/4 Mohur Ashrafi - Karim Khan Type B, Azarbayjan
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1760 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#525 , Album Islamic#2790 , Fr#20 |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Karim Khan Zand never took the title of Shah — he styled himself Vakil al-Ra'aya, regent of the people, a calculated act of political humility that distinguished his rule from the brutal succession wars engulfing 18th-century Iran. His coinage reflects the same careful governance: multiple regional mints struck in his name, with Azarbayjan issues carrying their own typological distinctions that collectors and catalogers still parse carefully.
The Type B designation for this fractional gold separates it from earlier die work by subtle metrology and mint style differences documented in Album's Islamic series.