The portrait of a religious leader and 4th caliph Imam Ali. Reference to the Twelfth Shi`ite Imam, the Mahdi.
Obverse lettering
(Translation: Twelfth Shi`ite Imam, the Mahdi)
Obverse script
Reverse description
Reverse lettering
یا صاحب الزمان عج
الزمان ─ al-zaman
حب ─ hib
يا صا ─ ya sa-
`Ya Sahib Al-Zaman` in Arabic
Reference to the Twelfth Shi`ite Imam, the Mahdi. (Translation: Oh lord of the (current) time. (Reference to the Twelfth Shi`ite Imam, the Mahdi.))