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Falus - Nasir al-Din Shah Tehran mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1867 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | A central field bearing a multi-line Persian inscription in Naskh script, reading 'Falus Rayej Mamalek Mahruseh Iran' (meaning 'Current Falus of the Protected Kingdoms of Iran'), arranged within a decorative cartouche or bordered panel. The legend is boldly struck and occupies the majority of the reverse field, with subsidiary text elements visible at the periphery indicating the mint and regnal year. The overall composition is consistent with Qajar monetary conventions for copper subsidiary coinage of the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The falus occupied the lowest rung of Qajar monetary practice — a denomination so depreciated by mid-century that its copper content routinely exceeded its official exchange value. Nasir al-Din Shah's long reign saw repeated attempts to rationalize the coinage, culminating in the monetary reforms of the 1870s that would effectively render these issues obsolete within a decade of striking.
Tehran mint output for this type is inconsistently documented, and die workmanship varied sharply between workshop batches.