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1 Falus Kabul
| Issuer | Kabul, City of |
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| Year | 1817 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a stylized floral or botanical motif rendered in the traditional Afghan hammered style, featuring a lobed, pointed-petal flower with internal geometric detailing and pellet ornaments. The design is set within an irregular flan with partial Arabic-script legends visible around the upper periphery of the coin. The overall execution is characteristic of early 19th-century Kabul municipal copper coinage, with bold raised relief and deep patination. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a stylized mosque or domed structure with vertical minarets, rendered in a schematic, folk-art manner typical of Kabul copper falus coinage of this period. The architectural motif is framed by a prominent dotted border forming a crescent or arch shape around the upper field, with scroll terminals at the base. The flan is irregular and the strike somewhat flat in areas, consistent with hand-hammered production techniques of early 19th-century Afghanistan. |
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| Mint | Kabul |
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