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1/2 Toman - Fath Ali Shah Type R, Kashan
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1797 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a three-line Persian nastaliq legend arranged in horizontal registers divided by ruled lines, the whole surrounded by a border of raised pellets following the irregular flan edge. The calligraphy, executed in bold relief characteristic of early Qajar hammered coinage, reads a poetic royal invocation in praise of Fath Ali Shah. The inscribed field exhibits the energetic, cursive nastaliq hand typical of Kashan mint products of this period, with decorative pellet clusters interspersed among the letterforms as ornamental fillers. |
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| Reverse lettering | الملک لله ضرب کاشان ۱۲۱۲ |
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Fath Ali Shah came to power in 1797 following the death of his uncle Agha Mohammad Khan, founder of the Qajar dynasty — himself assassinated by his own servants just months earlier. The transition was swift enough that early Qajar coinage from provincial mints like Kashan reflects the administrative scramble to establish the new reign's monetary authority across a far-flung empire with no standardized production infrastructure.
Kashan operated as a secondary mint whose output was modest relative to Tehran or Tabriz, making provincial half-tomans from this accession period genuinely scarce survivors.