1/4 Mohur Ashrafi - Karim Khan Zand Type C, Yazd mint

Karim Khan Zand never took the title of Shah, ruling instead as Vakil al-Ra'aya — regent of the subjects — a deliberate political choice that distinguished his administration from the Safavid tradition he nominally upheld. The Yazd mint was among the most active under his rule, a reflection of the city's commercial importance as a textile and trade center on the central plateau caravan routes. Type C of this denomination marks a later phase of his coinage, with die characteristics that differentiate it from earlier emissions of the same reign.