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1/2 Amani - Amanullah
| Issuer | Government of Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1925-1927 |
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| Weight | 3 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ١/٢ اماني ۱۳۰۴ |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Amani coinage was introduced as part of Amanullah Khan's sweeping modernization program following Afghan independence from British suzerainty in 1919. The Amani itself was a new monetary unit he imposed — one Amani equal to twenty Afghani — a system that collapsed within years as his broader reforms, including mandatory Western dress and the unveiling of women, triggered the Khost rebellion and ultimately his abdication in 1929.
The three-year window of this issue reflects exactly how short-lived the experiment was.