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1 Rupee - Habibullah
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1910 |
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| Composition | Silver (.900) |
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| Obverse description | Central Arabic inscription in the field, surmounted by a six-pointed star at the apex. The Hijri date is presented in divided form, with '13' appearing to the left and '28' (rendered in Arabic numeral script) to the right of the central legend. The entire composition is encircled by a wreath of laurel or floral branches forming a decorative border. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Habibullah Khan modernized the Afghan state more aggressively than his father Abdur Rahman, but his coinage reforms were quieter than his political ones. The KM#847.1 designation covers the primary Kabul-struck variety; a secondary die variant with slightly different star positioning exists and is frequently conflated with this type in dealer inventories. Habibullah was assassinated in February 1919 while on a hunting trip, a murder never officially solved, ending a reign that had managed to keep Afghanistan neutral through the entirety of the First World War.