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1 Rupee - Dost Muhammad
| Issuer | Emirate of Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1824-1826 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a densely composed Arabic calligraphic field in nasta'liq script, with the mint name and regnal year occupying the central area of the irregular flan. The legend 'Zarb Kabul' (struck at Kabul) appears prominently, identifying the Kabul mint as the place of issue, while the AH dates 1239, 1240, and 1241 are recorded across the series. A geometric or star-pattern framework formed by interlacing calligraphic strokes is visible in the upper field, a decorative convention found on contemporaneous Kabul rupees. Pellet and foliate ornaments are interspersed throughout the field, filling the space between the principal legend elements. The flan exhibits the characteristic irregularity and pronounced relief of hammered coinage produced at the Kabul mint during the first reign of Dost Muhammad Khan. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Dost Muhammad Khan had not yet consolidated power when these rupees were struck — he was one of several competing Barakzai brothers carving up Afghani territory following the collapse of the Durrani dynasty's effective rule. His Kabul-based emirate was formalized only gradually, making the precise attribution of early issues to specific years genuinely difficult. The coins of this period circulated across a fractured political geography where local acceptance depended more on silver weight than issuing authority.