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1 Rial - Fat'h Ali Qajar Khoy mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1816 |
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| Value | 1 Rial |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the mint and date inscription in Nasta'liq calligraphy within a circular field, arranged in two or three registers. The word 'Zarb' (struck/minted) appears prominently, followed by the mint name 'Khuy' (خوی) and the AH regnal year 1231. Decorative rosette and floral pellet ornaments fill the surrounding field, consistent with Qajar provincial mint production. The legends are enclosed within a plain linear border following the coin's circumference. |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب خوی سنه ۱۲۳۱ |
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Fat'h Ali Shah's rial coinage was struck at multiple provincial mints simultaneously, each adding its own mint name to the reverse — a decentralized arrangement that reflected the Qajar court's reliance on regional governors to maintain local monetary supply. Khoy, a city in the northwestern Azerbaijan region near the Ottoman frontier, operated as a strategically significant mint precisely because of its proximity to trade routes and recurring border tensions with both the Ottomans and Russians. The First Russo-Persian War was already underway by this date, making the northwestern mints unusually active.