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1 Falus British occupation of Qandahar, Second Anglo-Afghan War
| Issuer | British Indian Army (Occupation Coinage, Qandahar) |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Weight | 4.57 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a Persian or Dari inscription in Naskh script arranged in two lines within the central field, separated by a horizontal ruled line, with pellet ornaments dispersed throughout. The legends, referencing the denomination or mint authority, are rendered in the rough, irregular style typical of hammered Afghan copper coinage of the period. The field is plain with no additional decorative border, and the flan edges are uneven due to the hand-struck production method. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Qandahar fell to General Donald Stewart's forces in April 1879, and the British occupying administration struck this falus to facilitate local commerce and signal administrative control — a practical assertion of authority as much as a monetary one. The Second Anglo-Afghan War had fractured Kabul's grip on the region, and Qandahar briefly operated under a British-backed wali before the disastrous Battle of Maiwand in July 1880 forced a reassessment of the entire occupation strategy.
British withdrawal from Qandahar was completed by April 1881, making this among the shortest-lived occupation coinages of the Victorian era.