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1/5 Tumân - Nāṣer al-Dīn Qājār
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1878 |
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| Value | 1/5 Toman (تومان) (2) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the imperial emblem of Qajar Iran: a lion passant to the left, holding a sword in its right forepaw, with a radiant sun rising behind its back. Above the lion, a crown surmounts the composition. The central device is surrounded by a wreath of stylized floral and foliate branches, with the AH date inscribed in the lower exergual area in Eastern Arabic numerals. A beaded border runs along the rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | ۱۲۹۵ (Translation: 1295) |
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The fractional tuman denominations of Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh's reign were introduced as part of a broader monetary reorganization in the 1870s, driven partly by the Shāh's exposure to European monetary systems during his foreign travels. The one-fifth tuman sits at the extreme low end of the gold series — a denomination so light that even minor wear renders it borderline unrecognizable as a gold piece.
Nāṣer al-Dīn was assassinated in 1896, and the monetary reforms he initiated were never fully stabilized during his lifetime.