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1 Tumân - Nāṣer al-Dīn Qājār
| Issuer | Qajar Dynasty |
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| Year | 1880-1896 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central Arabic legend in bold calligraphic Nasta'liq script within a beaded inner circle, reading the royal titulature of the Shah across three lines. The central inscription is surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves and floral branches tied at the base, with the mint name Tehran (طهران) inscribed in the lower exergue beneath the wreath. The overall design is characteristic of the formal Qajar coin style, combining Persian calligraphic tradition with a decorative heraldic border arrangement. |
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Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh's later gold tumân issues were struck under the monetary reforms he initiated after his third European tour in 1878, during which exposure to Western minting technology prompted a serious reorganization of the Persian coining apparatus. The Tehran mint was retooled with European machinery, and the tumân's gold fineness was standardized to .900 — a direct imitation of the French franc system then influencing monetary reform across the Ottoman and Persian spheres.
Nāṣer al-Dīn was assassinated in May 1896, just days before the fiftieth anniversary of his reign, closing the window on this type.