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1/2 Rupee - Amanullah
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a stylized mosque flanked by minarets and surmounted by a radiant sun, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The mosque motif is framed by two crossed swords at the base. The entire central composition is encircled by a wreath of olive branches, with an Arabic legend reading 'nim rupiya' (half rupee) arching across the upper field above the wreath. |
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| Obverse lettering | نيم روپيه |
| Reverse description | Central Arabic inscription denoting the Shamsi (solar) date, surmounted by a star, with the regnal legend of Amanullah below, all partially enclosed within a laurel wreath. The date appears in the lower portion of the central field, with the inscription rendered in a formal naskh script characteristic of early twentieth-century Afghan coinage. |
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