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1 Qiran - Fat'h Ali Qajar Type E, Kermanshah mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1827 |
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| Currency | Qiran (1825-1932) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a multi-line Nasta'liq inscription within an elegant cartouche or scalloped inner border, surrounded by a continuous beaded outer border. The legend records the mint name 'Dar al-Dawla Kermanshahan' (Kermanshah) and the AH regnal date 1243. Decorative floral or foliate ornaments fill the remaining field, consistent with the formal aesthetic conventions of Qajar provincial minting. The inscription style and layout are typical of Type E issues produced at the Kermanshah mint during the reign of Fath Ali Shah. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Fat'h Ali Shah's reign produced an unusually complex series of qiran types distinguished largely by legend arrangement and border style — Type E being among the later configurations issued before the denomination was overhauled following pressure on Iran's silver supply in the late 1820s. Kermanshah, situated on the main caravan route between Baghdad and Tehran, operated as a strategically significant mint partly because of its proximity to the Ottoman frontier, where cross-border trade demanded reliable local coinage. The 1827 date places this piece squarely in the period following the disastrous Russo-Persian War, which concluded with the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828 and imposed crippling indemnities on the Qajar treasury.