Definition

• A silver coin of Persia of the value of twenty Shahis, and also subdi- vided into one thousand Dinars. The Kran is the tenth part of the gold Toman, and there are at present multiples in silver of two and five Kran pieces. The half Kran is known as the Penabad. See Toman.

  The Kran was introduced by Fath Ali Shah in 1826, and its original weight was 108 grains.

Quelle

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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