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10 Toman - Mozaffar al-Din Qajar

Location Iran
Year 1900
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Composition Gold
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Obverse description High-relief bust of Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar in three-quarter right profile, wearing a jewelled astrakhan hat with a feathered aigrette and a heavily decorated military uniform with epaulettes and gem-studded sash. The Persian legend curves around the left and right fields, with the engraver's signature A.PATEY incuse at lower left.
Obverse script Persian (nastaliq)
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Reverse description The Imperial Iranian lion and sun emblem in high relief at centre: a lion passant left brandishing a sword in its raised right paw, with a radiant sunburst rising behind its back and a Qajar crown above; the entire device is encircled by a wreath composed of olive branches to the left and oak branches to the right, tied at the base. The date in Eastern Arabic numerals appears below the lion on a ribbon.
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