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12 Dīnār - Nāṣer al-Dīn Qājār
| Issuer | Iran (Qajar Dynasty) |
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| Year | 1884-1893 |
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| Weight | 2.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a two-line Persian inscription within a beaded inner circle, reading 'رایج ایران' (Current of Iran) above and '۱۲ دینار' (12 Dinars) below, separated by a horizontal rule. The inscription is enclosed by a wreath of oak branches tied at the base, with a small Qajar crown device at the apex. The overall design is rendered in milled relief typical of late Qajar copper coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The fractional copper dinars of Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh's later reign were issued against a backdrop of chronic monetary disorder — the Qajar government had no centralized mint authority capable of enforcing consistent standards, and provincial striking meant that weight and quality varied dramatically across the empire. By the 1880s, the Iranian economy was already absorbing the first shocks of foreign concession pressure, including the catastrophic Reuter Concession fallout and early tobacco monopoly tensions that would boil over into full revolt by 1891.
Low-denomination copper saw heavy circulation and was frequently counterfeited at the local level.