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5000 Dīnār - Moẓaffar od-Dīn Qājār
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1897-1898 |
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| Value | 5000 Dinars |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the royal Persian legend in flowing Nasta'liq script, reading 'Al-Sultan Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar', arranged in a calligraphic composition across multiple lines. The inscription is enclosed within a wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base, forming an elegant circular border. The overall design is characteristic of the late Qajar period, emphasizing royal titulature in lieu of a portrait effigy. |
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| Reverse description | The traditional Iranian royal emblem occupies the central field: a lion passant to the right, holding a sword in its right forepaw, with a radiant sun rising behind its back — the emblematic 'Shir o Khorshid' (Lion and Sun). The ensemble is enclosed within a decorative wreath of laurel and oak branches. The date in Arabic-Persian numerals (١٣١٤) appears in the lower field flanking the lion, and the denomination 'پنجهزار' (five thousand) is inscribed below. |
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Moẓaffar od-Dīn became Shah in 1896 following the assassination of his father Naser od-Din, who had ruled for nearly half a century. The new Shah inherited a treasury already strained by concessions sold to foreign interests, and his reign would deepen that pattern — he signed three foreign loans and granted the tobacco regie concession's aftermath was still fresh in public memory. Gold coinage of this early period carries the weight of a monarchy visibly losing financial footing to Russian and British creditors simultaneously.