2 Tumân - Nāṣer al-Dīn Qājār

Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh's long reign — 1848 to 1896 — was marked by persistent fiscal pressure, with Iran's treasury repeatedly strained by indemnity payments, court expenditures, and the Shah's notorious European tours, the costs of which fell directly on state finances. Gold coinage of this period was issued in quantities tied closely to available bullion, much of which was extracted through concessions sold to foreign interests. The tumân denominations circulated primarily among merchants and the wealthy; ordinary transactions ran on copper and debased silver.

KM#941 saw production across multiple years with minor die variations.