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1/2 Afghani - Muhammed Nadir Shah
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1931-1933 |
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| Value | 1/2 Afghani (أفغاني) (1/2 AFA) |
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| Obverse description | Central design features the Mosque of the Manara (Eidgah Mosque) with its distinctive arched gateway and flanking minarets, rendered in fine detail within the field. The mosque is framed by two olive or wheat branches extending from the base and curving upward on either side to form a wreath. The Arabic word for Kabul (كابل) appears in the upper field above the central motif, while the Afghan solar year date appears at the base of the design within the wreath. The coin's border is defined by a continuous beaded rim. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Nadir Shah seized power in October 1929 after ousting Habibullah Kalakani, the Tajik insurgent who had himself toppled Amanullah Khan earlier that year. The three-year window of this issue reflects the entirety of Nadir Shah's reign — he was assassinated by a student in November 1933, ending a monarchy that had never fully stabilized after a decade of civil war and competing tribal pressures.
KM#926 is occasionally encountered with weak central striking, a consequence of the Kabul mint's inconsistent die pressure during this period rather than circulation wear.