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5000 Dinar - Ahmad Qajar Pattern
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1913 |
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| Currency | Qiran (1825-1932) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Ahmad Shah Qajar, depicted as a young sovereign wearing a plumed Qajar court hat and a military uniform with epaulettes, set within a wreath of olive and oak branches tied at the base with a ribbon. The Arabic legend arcs around the upper field reading 'Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar, Shahanshah of Iran,' with the AH date 1331 inscribed in the lower exergue. The coin is framed by a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The traditional Iranian imperial emblem of the Lion and Sun occupies the central field, depicting a lion passant to the left brandishing a sword in its right forepaw, with a radiant sun rising behind its back. Above the lion, the Qajar imperial crown is prominently displayed. The central device is flanked by a wreath of olive branches to the left and oak branches to the right, tied at the base with a ribbon. The denomination legend in Persian script appears in the lower field beneath the lion, and the entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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