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1 Rial - Fat'h Ali Qajar Isfahan mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1810 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line nasta'liq calligraphic inscription denoting the mint name and regnal year, reading 'struck at the seat of sovereignty, Isfahan, 1227' in Persian. The legend is enclosed within a circular border decorated with raised pellets, with the date 1227 AH prominently placed in the lower portion of the field. The overall design follows the standard Qajar provincial mint format, with foliate and beaded ornamental devices filling the interstices of the script. |
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Fat'h Ali Shah's minting of rials across multiple provincial mints was as much administrative necessity as monetary policy — the Qajar state lacked any centralized mint infrastructure, relying instead on a network of city mints operating under local governors who farmed the mint rights for profit. Isfahan had been a premier minting center since the Safavid period, and its output under the Qajars carried that institutional inertia forward. Provincial farming arrangements meant quality and weight consistency varied considerably even within a single regnal year, and Isfahan pieces from this period are no exception.