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5 Toman - Mohammad Ali Qajar
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Value | 50 000 Dinars |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar facing left, wearing a military tunic with epaulettes and a decorative aigrette-plumed hat. The portrait is set within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a continuous Arabic legend occupying the full outer field. The legend identifies the ruler and includes an honorific verse in Persian script. |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان محمدعلی شاه قاجار هر شیردل که دشمن شه را عنان کرفت از افتاب همت ما این نشان گرفت |
| Reverse description | The traditional Persian Imperial emblem of a lion passant to the right, holding an upright sword in its right forepaw, with a radiant sun rising behind its back, all set upon a decorative platform. The central device is flanked by a wreath composed of laurel and oak branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The Arabic-numeral date ۱۳۲۶ (AH 1326) appears in the lower central field beneath the lion emblem, within the wreath. |
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