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5 Qiran - Naser al-Din Qajar Golden Jubilee
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | بمنه تعالی امتیاز عید ذوالقرنین شاه در شرف برتر بود از مهـــر و ماه ذیقعــــده ۱۳۱۳ |
| Reverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Persian inscription in elegant Nasta'liq script commemorating the fiftieth year of the Shah's reign, enclosed within a raised circular border. An outer decorative ring features alternating floral rosette ornaments evenly spaced around the circumference. The overall design is restrained and elegant, befitting a commemorative medallion piece issued for the royal Golden Jubilee of AH 1313. |
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Naser al-Din Shah was assassinated on May 1, 1896 — shot by Mirza Reza Kermani at the Shah Abdol Azim shrine near Tehran — just days before the formal ceremonies marking his fiftieth year on the throne. The jubilee coinage had already been prepared. He never saw the celebration it commemorated.
KM#M11 is catalogued as a medal strike rather than a circulation issue, reflecting its commemorative intent and the higher die quality typically applied to such pieces.