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1/2 Mithqal - Mohammad Khudabanda Yazd, Type A
| Issuer | Safavid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1577-1578 |
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| Value | 1/2 Mithqal (24) |
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| Mint | یزد Yazd, Iran |
| Mintage | 985 (1577) - - 986 (1578) - - |
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Mohammad Khudabanda — better known by the regnal name Shah Mohammad I — came to power in 1578 following the death of Shah Tahmasp I's successor, Ismail II, whose ten-month reign ended in suspicious circumstances. Khudabanda was nearly blind at accession, a condition that made his rule effectively a contest among Qizilbash tribal factions from the outset. The Yazd mint was among the more active provincial gold-striking facilities during this transitional period, producing fractional denominations when central authority was unstable enough to fragment production geographically.
Type A designation distinguishes this from later die varieties issued under the same reign.