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1 Toman Uniface, white metal - Mozaffar ad-Din Qajar
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Value | 1 Toman (تومان) (10) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Mozaffar ad-Din Shah came to power in 1896 following the assassination of his father Naser al-Din, inheriting a treasury gutted by decades of concession sales to Russian and British interests. Uniface white metal pieces from his reign are generally understood as pattern or presentation strikes rather than circulating currency — the Persian monetary system of the period ran on gold tomans and silver krans, not white metal.
The specific alloy designated "white metal" in this context was commonly used by European die-cutters, particularly those working out of Paris or Vienna, for trial and essay pieces submitted for royal approval.