5 Tumân - Fatḥ Alī Qājār Type U, Tabrīz mint

Fath Ali Shah's gold tumâns were among the most politically charged coinage of the early 19th century. The Qajar court was simultaneously negotiating with both Napoleon and Britain during the Anglo-Persian and Franco-Persian alliance period, and the Tehran government desperately needed to project fiscal authority through its coinage even as the treasury strained under the costs of the Russo-Persian Wars. Tabriz, as the seat of Crown Prince Abbas Mirza and the principal city of Azerbaijan, was the obvious mint for high-denomination gold — it sat closest to the war's front lines and the commercial routes demanding hard currency.

The "Type U" designation reflects die classification work done on a reign notorious for inconsistent provincial output.