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1 Toman - Fat'h Ali Qajar type V, Isfahan mint
| Issuer | Qajar Dynasty |
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| Year | 1812-1814 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a multi-line Nasta'liq calligraphic inscription in high relief, contained within a circular border composed of a continuous row of raised beads. The legend reads 'ضرب دارالسّلطنه اصفهان ۱۲۲۸' (Struck in the Seat of the Sultanate, Isfahan, AH 1228), identifying both the prestigious royal mint city and the Hijri date of issue. The inscription is arranged in bold, sweeping lines that fill the flan, with decorative dot clusters punctuating the field between letterforms in a manner consistent with Qajar artistic convention. The exergual area at the base features the Hijri year numerals in Eastern Arabic script. The hammered technique produces a slightly irregular surface, lending the piece the characteristic organic quality of hand-struck Qajar gold. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Fat'h Ali Shah's gold tomans went through at least five distinct type variations during his long reign (1797–1834), each reflecting incremental adjustments to the calligraphic arrangement and border treatment ordered by the royal mint overseers. The Isfahan mint — one of the most active under the Qajars — was producing these during a period when Persia was hemorrhaging territory to Russia under the Treaties of Gulistan negotiations, signed in 1813, which stripped the Qajar state of significant Caucasian provinces.
That geopolitical catastrophe had direct fiscal consequences: gold coinage of this brief window is tighter in surviving quantity than mintage pressure alone would suggest.