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1 Qiran - Fatḥ Alī Qājār Type E, Khoy mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1826-1834 |
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| Value | 1 Qiran (قران) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by two registers of bold nastaliq calligraphy separated by a horizontal line, reading the royal legend of Fath Ali Shah. The inscription, rendered in a flowing, ornate style, is embellished with foliate and floral arabesques interspersed among the letterforms. The entire design is enclosed within a rope or cable border running along the inner edge of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing two lines of bold nastaliq calligraphy stating the mint epithet and city name, framed above and below by decorative cartouches with foliate ornament. The legend is flanked on both sides by a beaded border, with a pattern of raised dots forming an inner frame. Finely engraved floral and arabesque motifs fill the remaining field around the inscription. The outer border consists of alternating short radial strokes, lending a milled-edge decorative effect to the rim. |
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| Mintage | 1241 (1826) - - 1242 (1827) - - 1243 (1828) - - 1246 (1831) - - 1249 (1834) - - |
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