Catalog
10 Afghanis
| Issuer | Bank of Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Mohammed Zahir Shah, the last King of Afghanistan (r. 1933–1973), positioned at centre or right of the vignette, rendered in intaglio. The king's likeness is set against a fine guilloche underprint, with royal inscriptions and denomination numerals in both Eastern Arabic and Latin scripts framing the design. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of the Green Mosque (Masjid-i-Sabz) in Balkh, northern Afghanistan, rendered in dark burgundy tones, with the domed structure and flanking minarets rendered in fine line engraving. The bank name in Arabic script — بانك افغانستان — appears in the upper right, with the denomination numeral ١٠ at lower right and افغانیت at lower centre, framed by ornamental guilloche borders and stylised floral corner devices. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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