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1 Tuman - Naser al-Din Qajar Rasht mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان ابن السلطان ناصرالدین شاه قاجار |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Naser al-Din Shah's long reign (1848–1896) saw repeated attempts to rationalize Iranian coinage, but provincial mints like Rasht operated with considerable independence, producing pieces that often diverged from Tehran's standards in weight and die execution. Rasht, as the principal commercial port on the Caspian and a hub for the Gilan silk trade, had economic reasons to maintain its own mint well into the second half of the 19th century.
The .3 mint mark distinction in the KM sequence separates Rasht-struck tumans from contemporaneous Tehran and Tabriz issues — worth confirming on any example before attribution.