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Falus - Nasir al-Din Shah Tehran mint
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1867 |
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| Value | 1 Falus (0.050) |
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| Obverse description | The iconic Iranian royal emblem depicted in low relief: a lion passant to the left, rampant in a heraldic stance, brandishing an upraised sword in its right forepaw, with a radiant sun rising behind its back. The design is rendered in a bold, stylized manner characteristic of Qajar-era copper coinage, set within a plain circular field. The irregular flan and worn surfaces reflect typical production standards of mid-19th century Iranian provincial copper issues. |
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| Obverse 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.