1 Falus British occupation of Qandahar, Second Anglo-Afghan War

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.