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500 Dīnār - Moẓaffar od-Dīn Qājār
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1905 |
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| Value | 500 Dinars (0.5) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar in military uniform, wearing the distinctive tall lambskin Qajar crown adorned with a jewelled aigrette. The effigy is framed by a wreath of oak leaves tied at the base, with the Persian regnal date 1323 inscribed in the lower exergue. A Persian legend arcs above the portrait across the upper field, identifying the Shah. |
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| Reverse description | The Imperial Iranian coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting the Lion and Sun device: a lion passant to the right with a radiant rising sun emerging from its back, holding a sword in its raised right forepaw. The device is surmounted by a Qajar crown above the lion's back. The entire central motif is encircled by a wreath of oak and laurel branches tied at the base, with the denomination inscription in Arabic script displayed on a cartouche in the lower field. |
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| Mintage | 1323 (1905) |
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