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100 Dīnār - Nāṣer al-Dīn Qājār
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1880-1896 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a Persian inscription in nastaliq script arranged in three horizontal lines within a plain oval cartouche, reading the denomination and mint formula. The cartouche is enclosed within a wreath of oak branches tied at the base, with the AH mint date appearing in the lower exergual area below the wreath. The overall design is unadorned and typographic in character, consistent with Qajar-era fractional copper coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh's reign stretched over nearly half a century, but the copper coinage of his later decades was chronically troubled by inconsistent minting practices across provincial facilities in Tabriz, Tehran, and Isfahan — each operating with considerable autonomy and producing pieces that vary noticeably in die alignment and surface quality. The 1880s also saw Iran under acute fiscal pressure from the Shāh's expensive European tours and the heavy concessions extracted by British and Russian interests, leaving the treasury perpetually strained.
He was assassinated at the shrine of Shah Abdol-Azim in May 1896, ending the longest Qājār reign.