1 Rial - Fatḥ Alī Qājār Type C, Raŝt mint

Fath Ali Shah's silver coinage was struck across a sprawling network of provincial mints, each with its own engravers, dies, and tolerances — which is precisely why Rasht pieces diverge so noticeably from Tehran or Tabriz output in style and execution. Rasht, sitting on the Caspian littoral near Gilan province, was commercially significant due to the silk trade and proximity to Russian markets, making its mint output functionally important rather than ceremonial.

The years of this issue bracket the Treaty of Gulistan negotiations, which concluded in 1813 and ceded significant Iranian territory to Russia following the First Russo-Persian War.