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The Kran: a Persian numismatic guide

Qajar silver kran, the machine-struck workhorse of nineteenth-century Iran. 2 catalogued examples spanning Qajar Dynasty.

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Qajar Dynasty · 1789 – 1925 CE

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Naser al-Din Shah Silver Qiran — Tehran

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

1848–1896 CE

The qiran (1/10 toman) was the workhorse silver coin of Naser al-Din's 48-year reign — the longest of any Qajar shah and the longest of any Iranian monarch until the late 20th century.

Naser al-Din Shah Qiran — Herat Mint

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

c. 1856 CE

Issued during the brief Iranian occupation of Herat (1856), which triggered the Anglo-Persian War — by the Treaty of Paris (1857) Iran formally renounced all claims to Herat, ending centuries of Persian sovereignty over the city.

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