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1000 Dinar Gold pattern - Mozaffar al-Din Qajar
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1902 |
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| Composition | Gold (.900) |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان مظفرالدین شاه قاجار شاهنشاه ایران ۱۳۱۹ (Translation: Al-Sultan Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar the king of Iran 1319) |
| Reverse description | Central device depicting the Imperial Iranian coat of arms: a rampant lion facing left, holding an upright sword, set before a radiant rising sun. The Kiani crown surmounts the device from above. The central motif is framed by a wreath composed of olive and oak branches tied with a ribbon at the base. The denomination legend in Persian script appears in the lower field beneath the lion and sword device. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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Mozaffar al-Din Shah's reign was defined by fiscal desperation. Facing an empty treasury and mounting debts — largely incurred through extravagant European tours — his government negotiated two ruinous loans from Russia in 1900 and 1902, surrendering significant customs revenue as collateral. Pattern coinage from this period often reflects failed or abandoned monetary reform attempts rather than coherent policy, produced speculatively by the Dar al-Zarb in Tehran or by foreign minting contractors hoping to secure official contracts.
The KM#Pn29 variety designation signals this piece differs in some detail from the primary pattern — likely die alignment, edge treatment, or a minor legend variation.