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5000 Dinar - Naser al-Din Qajar Pattern
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | السُّلطان ناصر الدین شاه قاجار پنجهزار دینار ۱۲۹۷ |
| Reverse description | Central field bears the royal legend in Persian script naming the sovereign Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and the denomination of five thousand dinars, with the Hijri Shamsi date 1297 inscribed beneath. The inscriptions are arranged within a circular border and framed by a decorative wreath. The overall composition is characteristic of Qajar-era presentation coinage, with the calligraphic text executed in a formal, upright naskh style. |
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Pattern coinage from Qajar Iran occupies a peculiar corner of numismatic history — pieces struck not for circulation but to demonstrate technical capability, curry favor with the Shah, or test designs that often went nowhere. Naser al-Din Shah had a well-documented fascination with European modernization, including reformed coinage systems, and patterns from his reign frequently reflect pressure from foreign minting interests eager to secure Iranian contracts.
KM#Pn18 is catalogued as a pattern, meaning surviving examples are presumed to be extremely few — likely struck in single or double digits.