Catalog
10 Afghanis
| Issuer | Bank of Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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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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The P#37 series was issued under the reign of Mohammed Zahir Shah, Afghanistan's last king, during a period of relative economic stability when the Bank of Afghanistan was actively modernizing its currency infrastructure with foreign technical assistance. Thomas De La Rue had been printing Afghan notes since at least the 1930s, and their relationship with Kabul remained uninterrupted through several denomination reforms.
The watermark is the sole security feature — unremarkable by De La Rue's own standards for the period, but consistent with what Kabul could practically verify in rural circulation.