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500 Dīnār - Moḥammad Alī Qājār
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1907-1908 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1014 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar facing slightly left, wearing a military uniform and a tall Qajar hat, set within a wreath of oak branches flanking the portrait on either side. The Arabic legend السّلطان محمّدعلی شاه قاجار curves along the upper rim of the coin. The AH date ۱۳۲۶ appears in Eastern Arabic numerals at the base of the design, below the portrait, within the wreath. A fine toothed border runs along the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Lion and Sun emblem of Qajar Iran: a lion passant to the left holding a sword, with a radiant sun rising behind its back. The imperial crown of the Qajar dynasty surmounts the ensemble above. The entire central motif is enclosed within a wreath of oak branches tied with a ribbon at the base. The denomination legend ۵۰۰ دینار is inscribed in Eastern Arabic numerals and Arabic script in the lower field, beneath the lion. A toothed border runs along the periphery. |
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Mohammad Ali Shah came to power in January 1907 and almost immediately set about dismantling the Constitutional Revolution his father Mozaffar ad-Din Shah had been pressured into accepting the previous year. By June 1908 he had ordered Cossack Brigade artillery to shell the Majles building in Tehran — the so-called "Minor Tyranny" — suspending the constitution entirely. Coins bearing his name were struck across this entire political crisis, making the 1907–08 issues an inadvertent record of one of the most turbulent transitions in Qajar history.
His reign lasted only until July 1909, when constitutionalist forces deposed him. Short-lived rulers rarely produce extensive series, and the Tabriz mint output for this type reflects that compressed window.