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1 Qiran - Fat'h Ali Qajar Type E, Tehran mint
| Issuer | Qajar Dynasty |
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| Year | 1826-1832 |
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| Currency | Qiran (1825-1932) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a bold Nastaliq calligraphic legend arranged in two registers separated by a horizontal sword motif, a characteristic device of Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar coinage. The upper register bears the royal titulature of the shah, while the lower register continues the honorific inscription. The field surrounding the calligraphy is decorated with a dense pattern of pellets and fine floral scrollwork executed in the distinctive hammered style of early Qajar mint work. The overall composition fills the flan to its edge, with no inner circle or outer border legend, reflecting the Type E format associated with the Tehran mint issues of this reign. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a multi-line Nastaliq calligraphic legend filling the entire field, recording the mint name and regnal year. The inscription is set within a shallow incuse circle and flanked by pellet ornaments and delicate floral arabesques characteristic of Qajar hammered silver. At the base of the field, within a dedicated lower register defined by a horizontal rule, the AH date 1241 appears in Eastern Arabic numerals. The bold, flowing script strokes overlap and interweave across the flan, demonstrating the accomplished calligraphic die-cutting tradition of the Tehran mint workshop under Fat'h Ali Shah. |
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