Chapter 1704： Coinage?

"Yes, I can't imitate it!" Bernard Shaw said proudly.

Later, he pointed to the brass coin and gave Ismail I a detailed introduction:

"Your Majesty, please see that this kind of copper coins are not only golden in color and difficult to imitate. Moreover, the craftsmanship is quite brilliant. Look, are the writings and patterns on this very beautiful and clear?"

The brass coins of the North Sea country were pressed by the spiral coin press while it was hot, which is naturally much more beautiful than the craftsmen handcrafted. Not only the patterns are exquisite, but also the handwriting is very prominent and clear. It looks very tall. There is no way, the machine is made, it is more standard than manual.

Ismail I compared other copper coins with those of the North Sea country. Sure enough, Bernard Shaw did not brag ...

Copper coins are much more difficult to cast than gold coins. Because gold coins are soft, it is convenient for craftsmen to beat. Copper is not the same. Copper is softer just after it is released, and is more suitable for beating. However, it is difficult for craftsmen to beat the copper coins in a short time. When the copper coins cool down, it is difficult to process. Therefore, before the appearance of the mint, the writing and patterns on the copper coins were always worse than the gold coins.

But the copper coins of the North Sea country were vigorously pressed with a screw-type coin press while it was hot. Its beautiful patterns and its own clarity are no less than those of gold and silver coins.

The more closely you look at it, the more Ismaili I liked the brass coins of the North Sea. After putting down the brass coins, after struggling for a while on the face of Ismayi I, he suddenly said:

"Messenger, I would like to ask, can your country help Persia to cast a batch of copper coins?"

"What?" Bernard Shaw thought he had heard it wrong.

"I mean, I would like to ask your country to help Persia cast a batch of brass coins like this!"

Bernard Shaw froze, saying:

"Your Majesty, are there any foreign coins for this coin?" Anyway, Bernard Shaw had never heard of such a thing.

You should know that coining is also profitable, especially when casting gold and silver coins, the profit is very high. Moreover, engraving the monarch's head on coins also has important political significance. Therefore, under normal circumstances, as long as the European monarch has the right to mint, he will not fake others. In particular, they are reluctant to let others give out the huge profits of the mint tax for gold and silver coins.

With a red face, Ismaili explained:

"This is the case. Although Persia is large, it lacks metal and copper. Therefore, we in Persia currently mainly use foreign currencies ..."

Yes, the huge Persian, which does not have its own minting institution, mainly relies on the introduction of foreign currencies to meet market demand.

If Bernard Shaw read the introduction of the Persian Safavid Empire, it would be written in the column of "Economy"-(Safavid Empire) mainly exports carpets, silks and textiles, and other exports include horses, wool and pearls And almonds used as a condiment in India. The main imports are coins, textiles, spices, metals, coffee and sugar.

In other words, coins imported by the Persian Safi dynasty actually ranked first. In other words, the Persian Safi dynasty did not have the ability to mint its own coins, but relied on the introduction of currency from abroad ...

At present, more coins on the Persian market are silver and copper coins from India. Of course, there is also the more popular dinar gold coin in the whole world of Iserland.

However, India's silver coin, Bira, is very pitted. This is because the monarchs of India are trying to dope such “silver coins” with impurities such as copper and lead. This has led to the deterioration of the quality of the Bira silver coins in India as in European coins.

It's copper coins, nothing to say. Because there is nothing to add. The metal that is cheaper than copper is probably iron, but iron and copper are not fused and are difficult to mix together. So, copper coins are nothing. The Indian copper coin is called Tanka, and a Tanka coin weighs about 7 grams. There are also one-half of Tanka's copper coins, weighing 3.5 grams, similar to European gold coins.

Ismail I planned to ask the North Sea State to help mint one-half of Tanka's brass coins. Of course, Persian and Persian units are used. For its weight, Ismail I intends to imitate India's 1/2 Tanka coin, which is set at 3.5 grams.

In fact, the Persian Safavid Empire is not without coins, but with few coins. For example, Ismail I had ordered the casting of Persian dinar gold coins. However, only a small amount of gold coins have been minted as a symbol of kingship. As for silver coins and copper coins, I'm sorry, there is no strength, no materials ...

Therefore, the currency of the Safavid Empire at this time was quite messy. There are not only Indian dinar gold coins, Adris silver coins and very low silver biran silver coins, but also Tanka copper coins. Of course, there are also Portuguese rial silver coins. But as the Portuguese gradually monopolized trade in Persia, as a result, Persian Portuguese currency was increasing. In the modern era, because it was deeply influenced by Portugal, later Iran directly designated the currency as the rial.

Of course, this is something to come. But now, Ismaili has also seen bad consequences. That is, because of its inability to produce large-scale coins, the market is almost occupied by foreign currencies. This was not conducive to the rule of the Safi dynasty, so Ismaili wanted to make coins by herself.

However, because of the lack of materials and the lack of money craftsmen, Ismail I was unable to implement it.

But this time Bernard Shaw's visit reminded Ismael I of another possibility-let foreigners help mint!

Although, it's a bit confusing to do so. However, letting foreign currencies flood the market is even more confusing. In fact, Ismail I did not need all the domestic currency in the market. As long as he could see his own currency everywhere on the market, he could compete with foreign currencies, which was enough.

Moreover, the brass coins minted in Beihai are really exquisite. If you add some scripture quotes to the gold coins ~ www.novelhall.com ~ especially the Shia propaganda text, it will be conducive to the rule of the Safi dynasty ...

In the end, Ismail I decided to inscribe the new Persian Safavid Empire copper coins with the same Persian characters as the gold coins-"just, righteous, authoritative Sudan, winner Isma Yisha, Khan, the treasurer blesses all that he has forever "...

This paragraph is very long, directly filling the front of the copper coin, and the head can't be engraved. But Ismaili I did not take it seriously, because Persian coins after Iseranization were not used to engraving heads, but like to engrave the proverbs on the ancient blue scriptures. In fact, the real reason is that the craftsmen are not good enough to affect the image of the monarch.

But after seeing the exquisite brass coins of the North Sea, Ismaili also hesitated. After all, it is also an option to engrave your own head with coins to watch and admire ...

So, Ismaili I and Bernard Shaw agreed that the Beihai Kingdom will create two versions of the sample coins, and then give him to see, and he will make the final decision. As for the profile portrait of Ismail I, provided by the Persian court painter. However, it takes a while ...

And Ismayi I agreed with Bernard Shaw-if the sample currency is qualified, and the Beihai country offers a reasonable price, he is willing to ask the Beihai country to manufacture 50 million new copper coins ...