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1000 Dīnār - Nāṣer al-Dīn Qājār
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1877-1881 |
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| Value | 1000 Dinars |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse lettering | يكهزار دینار ١٢٩۵ (Translation: One Thousand Dinars / 1295) |
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Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh's monetary reforms of the 1870s were driven in part by the chronic problem of debased and irregular coinage that had plagued Qājār Iran for decades. The 1000 Dīnār was introduced as part of a broader attempt at standardization, though the Tehran and Tabriz mints operated with enough autonomy that die quality and striking pressure varied considerably between facilities.
Nāṣer al-Dīn was the first Iranian monarch to visit Europe, returning from his 1873 tour with a heightened interest in Western monetary systems — an interest that directly influenced the rationalized denominational structure these issues reflect.