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1000 Dīnār - Nāṣer al-Dīn Qājār Pattern issue
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1865 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting the Shir-o-Khorshid (Lion and Sun), the imperial emblem of Qajar Iran: a lion passant to the left, holding an upright sword in its right forepaw, with a radiant rising sun issuing from behind its back. Above the lion, a Qajar crown surmounts the composition. The central device rests on a ground line and is framed by a wreath of olive and oak branches tied with a ribbon bow at the base. Below the central device, the denomination legend in Arabic script appears, with the AH date ١٢٨١ (1281) inscribed in the lower exergue. The rim is defined by a continuous milled border. |
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| Reverse lettering | يكهزار دنار ١٢٨١ (Translation: One thousand Dinars 1281) |
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Pattern issues from Nāṣer al-Dīn Shah's reign are rarely straightforward — the Qajar monetary system was being repeatedly overhauled during the 1860s as the court attempted to rationalize a chaotic currency structure inherited from earlier reigns. This copper piece at the 1000 dīnār denomination almost certainly reflects one such proposed reform that never reached circulation, produced for official examination rather than public release.
KM#Pn8 is sparsely documented, and surviving examples are few enough that auction appearances remain genuinely infrequent.