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1 Toman - Fat'h Ali Qajar Type T1, Yazd mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1806 |
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| Value | 1 Toman (تومان) (10) |
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| Reverse description | Central field inscribed in Persian nastaliq script, presenting the mint name and regnal year arranged in multiple lines within a plain circular border. The legend reads 'Zarb Dar al-'Ibada Yazd' (struck at the Abode of Worship, Yazd), with the AH date appearing in the lower portion of the field. The inscription is hand-engraved with the irregular strike characteristic of hammered gold coinage, and the flan displays slight irregularity at the edges consistent with the hand-cut planchet preparation methods of the Qajar period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب دارالعبادۀ یزد |
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Fat'h Ali Shah's gold tomans of the early 19th century were struck at provincial mints operating with considerable autonomy, and Yazd — an ancient caravan city in central Iran — maintained its own dies and production rhythms largely independent of Tehran. The KM#741.2 designation distinguishes the Yazd fabric specifically, as die workmanship and flan preparation varied enough between mints to make attribution meaningful rather than academic.
Fat'h Ali Shah ruled until 1834 and presided over two catastrophic wars with Russia, the losses from which — formalized in the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813 — cost Iran the Caucasus provinces permanently.