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10 Pul - Muhammed Nadir Shah
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1930-1931 |
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| Currency | First afghani (1925-2003) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the royal tughra of Mohammed Nadir Shah rendered in ornate calligraphic style within a circular border. The tughra is flanked on both sides by stylised palm or wheat fronds forming a wreath tied at the base with a ribbon. The Arabic legend 'افغانستان' (Afghanistan) arcs across the upper periphery outside the central circle. The Afghan solar year date appears in Eastern Arabic numerals beneath the tughra within the inner circle. |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a large crescent open to the right enclosing a single stylised leaf or feather motif, with a small lozenge-shaped cartouche at centre bearing inscribed text denoting the denomination. The crescent and central device are surrounded by a circular border, itself flanked by two wheat or palm frond sprays tied at the base with a ribbon bow, echoing the wreath motif of the obverse. The Arabic word 'پول' (Pul) is inscribed prominently above the central circle in the upper field. |
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Muhammed Nadir Shah seized power in October 1929 after helping to defeat Habibullah Kalakani, the Tajik insurgent who had briefly ousted Amanullah Khan. This copper issue belongs to his immediate consolidation period — he was assassinated by a student in November 1933, leaving a reign of barely four years. The KM#918 type was struck at the Kabul mint, which operated with inconsistent quality control throughout this period, and roller alignment problems on this denomination are well documented among collectors of Afghan material.