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½ kran from Persia of Mohammed Shah, 1250-1264 AH [=1835-1848], 1261

1845 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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Silver coin. Obverse: inscription in three lines in Arabic characters within a circle: name of the shah. Reverse: inscription in two lines in Arabic characters within a circle, including mint indication: Sjiraz. Below, date: 1261. Smooth edge.

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Credit line½ kran uit Perzië van Mohammed Shah, 1250-1264 AH [=1835-1848],1261. 1845. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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