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| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1313 (1895) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | هو الله تعالی شانه بیادکار جشن همایون سال پنجاهم جلوس میمنت مانوس ذات اقدس شهریاری بر اریکه سلطنت و تاجداری بمبارکی و سعادت و اقبال در دارالخلافه طهران ذیقعده ۱۳۱۳ |
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| Mintage | 1313 (1895) |
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Struck to mark the fiftieth year of Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh's reign — one of the longest of any Qājār monarch — this piece was issued just two years before his assassination at the shrine of Shah Abdol-Azim in 1896. The jubilee celebrations themselves were elaborate affairs, and presentation-quality gold pieces of this denomination were central to the ceremonial gifting culture of the Qājār court.
At over 71 grams, this is not a circulation coin in any practical sense. Pieces like this moved between ministers, foreign dignitaries, and courtiers. KM#953 survivors in collectible condition nearly always show handling consistent with that kind of formal presentation rather than commercial use.