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Qiran - Nasir al-Din Shah Type B, Rasht Mint
| Issuer | Imperial Government of Persia |
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| Year | 1849-1874 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#824.12, A#2927, A#2930 |
| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a two-line Persian royal titulature rendered in bold nastaliq calligraphy. The upper line reads 'al-Sultan ibn al-Sultan' (the Sultan, son of the Sultan), and the lower line presents the full regal name and dynastic attribution 'Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar'. The legend is executed in deeply incised relief characteristic of hammered Qajar coinage, with the irregular flan boundary visible at the periphery. No decorative border or floral ornament frames the inscription, consistent with the Type B classification for this series. |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان ابن السلطان ناصرالدین شاه قاجار |
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Rasht's position as the principal trading city on Iran's Caspian littoral gave its mint an economic importance disproportionate to its output. The city controlled overland access to the Russian Caucasus, and silver moving through this corridor — much of it from Russian trade — fed local minting needs directly. The Rasht mint operated intermittently, and its qirans show considerably more variation in die workmanship than issues from Tehran or Tabriz.
Nasir al-Din Shah's Type B qiran coinage spans a quarter-century, bridging his early reformist period and his later consolidation of Qajar autocracy following the 1852 suppression of the Babi movement.