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1 Toman - Naser ad-Din Qajar
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Naser ad-Din Shah Qajar facing three-quarters left, wearing the characteristic tall Qajar lambskin kulah crown adorned with a jeweled aigrette and plume. The effigy depicts the Shah in a heavily decorated military tunic with ornate epaulettes and a prominent breast star. The AH date 1297 is divided across the lower field, with the digits flanking either side of the portrait. The coin is bordered by a fine beaded rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | ۱۲۹۷ |
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Naser al-Din Shah ruled Iran for nearly fifty years, but the 1880s marked a period of particular financial strain — his administration had been selling concessions to Russian and British interests to cover chronic budget shortfalls, and the Iranian treasury was perpetually underfunded. The gold toman circulated alongside a badly debased silver coinage, making even small gold denominations practically significant in daily commerce.
KM#A932 designates a transitional attribution in the Krause catalog, suggesting die or format variants exist within this issue that complicate clean classification.