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1 Rupee - Abdur Rahman Kabul mint
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1880-1891 |
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| Currency | Local Rupees (1747-1891) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the name of Amir Abdur Rahman in large, bold Arabic calligraphy, rendered in a fluid, intertwined script style characteristic of Afghan hammered coinage of the period. The AH regnal year appears at the bottom of the central legend. The entire design is enclosed within a toothed (dentilated) inner border, with the irregular flan giving the coin its characteristic uneven outline. Small floral or dotted ornamental devices are interspersed among the letterforms. The overall execution is typical of hand-struck Afghan silver rupees of the late 19th century. |
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| Obverse lettering | عبد الرحمن امير ١٣٠۴ (Translation: Emir Abd al-Rahman 1304) |
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Abdur Rahman Khan came to power in 1880 with direct British backing, installed at Kabul immediately following the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The British needed a stable, controllable amir on the throne; he needed their subsidy and arms to consolidate a fractured country. These rupees were struck throughout his consolidation campaigns, during which he suppressed major revolts in Herat, Afghan Turkestan, and Hazarajat — effectively minting coin at Kabul while simultaneously waging internal wars that killed tens of thousands.
The Kabul mint designation, KM#544.1, distinguishes this from contemporary issues of his reign struck at Kandahar.