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1 Tilla - Habibullah
| Issuer | Kingdom of Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1917-1919 |
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| Currency | Afghan Rupee (1891-1925) |
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| Obverse description | Central field contains a five-line Arabic inscription enclosed within an ornate wreath of olive or laurel branches tied at the base. The legend reads the name and titles of Amir Habibullah Khan, ruler of Afghanistan, together with the Hijri date. A small five-pointed star appears at the apex above the inscription. The wreath is rendered in fine relief with detailed foliage and berries, and the coin border is defined by a toothed or beaded rim. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Habibullah Khan ruled Afghanistan from 1901 until his assassination in February 1919 while on a hunting trip in Laghman province — a murder never officially solved, though suspicion fell on factions within his own court who opposed his cautious neutrality during the First World War. His refusal to support the Ottoman jihad declaration had made him deeply unpopular with pan-Islamic elements, and the tilla issues of his final years were struck against a backdrop of mounting internal pressure that would end with his son Amanullah seizing the throne within days of the killing.