1 Tumân - Fatḥ Alī Qājār Type W, Esfāhān mint

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.