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1 Tilla - Muhammed Zahir Shah
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1934 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a circular dotted border enclosing a four-line Arabic inscription bearing the royal titles and name of Muhammad Zahir Shah. The legend reads in Arabic script across the centre of the coin. Flanking the dotted circle on either side are stylised wheat or olive sprays, their stems tied at the base, lending a wreath-like framing to the composition. The Arabic legend 'افغانستان' (Afghanistan) arcs across the upper rim above the dotted border. |
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| Obverse lettering | افغانستان المتوکل علی الله محمد ظاهر شاه |
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Zahir Shah took the Afghan throne in November 1933 following the assassination of his father Nadir Shah, ascending at nineteen years old under the effective control of his uncles. This tilla was struck in the early months of that reign, when the royal family was consolidating power after a decade of near-continuous dynastic violence that had seen three rulers deposed or killed since 1919.
The tilla denomination traces its weight standard to Mughal-era gold coinage, though by the 1930s it functioned more as a prestige issue than a circulating trade piece.