Catalog
1 Toman Pishevari
| Issuer | Azerbaijan People's Government |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Size | 72 × 52 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in violet-purple on cream paper, the obverse is arranged symmetrically with four circular rosette vignettes in the corners, each bearing the denomination in Arabic script. A central ornate cartouche with scalloped floral border contains the principal inscription of the Azerbaijan National Government. Two handwritten signatures appear below the central cartouche, accompanied by their respective title inscriptions, and a circular official stamp is applied to the left side with a Persian date. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black on plain cream paper with a minimal layout consisting of three numbered clauses in Persian nastaliq script, arranged vertically. A small numeral '2' appears at the top center as a panel or series indicator. The text is unframed, giving the reverse a documentary rather than ornamental character consistent with emergency issue notes. |
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The Azerbaijan People's Government was a Soviet-backed separatist administration that controlled northwestern Iran for roughly a year, from late 1945 until December 1946, when Iranian army forces moved in and the regime collapsed almost overnight. Its leader, Jafar Pishevari, fled to the Soviet Union. These notes — named after him in the series title, though his name does not appear on the currency itself — were issued as part of a parallel economic structure the government attempted to establish in Tabriz.
Circulation was brief and geographically confined. After the regime's fall, the notes were declared void by Tehran. Surviving examples owe their existence largely to collectors and to individuals who kept them as curiosities rather than spending them.