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1 Qiran - Fat'h Ali Qajar Type E, Tabriz mint
| Issuer | Qajar Dynasty |
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| Year | 1830 |
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| Value | 1000 Dinars |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mint | Tabriz |
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Fat'h Ali Shah's coinage went through several distinct type phases, and the Type E qiran reflects the currency reorganization pushed through in the late 1820s following the catastrophic Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828, which obligated Iran to pay a 20-million-ruble indemnity to Russia. The financial strain reshaped minting priorities across the realm's provincial workshops, Tabriz among them — a city that had itself been occupied by Russian forces during the war and was only returned upon ratification of the treaty.
Tabriz was Iran's second city and the seat of the crown prince, giving its mint a semi-official prestige above most provincial operations. KM#710 specimens from this mint tend to show uneven flan preparation characteristic of the Tabriz workshop in this period.