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1 Tumân - Fatḥ Alī Qājār Type W, Esfāhān mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1817-1825 |
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| Value | 1 Toman (8) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a bold multi-line Persian legend in ornate Nasta'liq calligraphy reading the royal title of Fath Ali Shah Qajar, rendered in deeply struck, high-relief lettering. The inscription is surrounded by a dense field of small raised pellets and delicate floral and foliate arabesque ornaments interspersed between the lines of text. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle and a prominent outer border of large raised beads, characteristic of the Qajar hammered coinage style. |
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| Mintage | 1232 (1817) - - 1233 (1818) - - 1234 (1819) - - 1238 (1823) - - 1240 (1825) - - |
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The Tuman — derived from the Mongol term for ten thousand — functioned as Iran's primary gold denomination under the Qajars, though chronic debasement and inconsistent minting across provincial centers meant that no two issues were guaranteed to strike to the same standard. Isfahan had been one of the great Safavid minting cities, and its continued operation under Qajar authority carried deliberate political weight: controlling the old imperial mint was a statement about dynastic legitimacy that Fath Ali Shah exploited consciously.
Type W distinguishes itself within the broader KM#753 series by die characteristics specific to the Isfahan facility during this window of production.