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500 Dinar - Mohammad Ali Qajar
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar facing left, wearing a tall Qajar ceremonial crown, set within an open wreath composed of oak branches on the left and laurel branches on the right. The Arabic legend naming the ruler arcs across the upper field above the portrait. The AH date 1326 appears in Eastern Arabic numerals at the base of the design, below the wreath junction. The portrait is rendered in a European-influenced engraving style characteristic of late Qajar court coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Imperial Iranian lion-and-sun emblem: a passant lion facing right, brandishing an upright sword in its right forepaw, with a radiant rising sun emerging from behind its back. The ensemble is surmounted by a Qajar imperial crown at the top of the field. The central device is framed by a wreath composed of an olive branch on the left and an oak branch on the right, tied at the base. The denomination legend in Persian script appears in two lines below the lion, within the lower portion of the wreath. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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