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10 Pul - Muhammed Zahir Shah
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1937 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting the Afghan national arms: a stylized mosque with onion dome and flanking minarets, set upon a stepped platform, flanked by two spread eagles facing outward at the base, and surrounded by sheaves of wheat on both sides radiating outward against a sunburst field. The Afghan solar year date 1316 appears on a scroll or band below the mosque, and the Arabic legend AFGHANISTAN (افغانستان) is inscribed at the bottom of the field within the wreath. |
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| Reverse description | A radiant sunburst pattern fills the inner circle at center, with rays emanating from the central point across the entire field. Flanking the central circle are two wheat sheaves at the lower sides, with two spread eagles at the base mirroring those on the obverse. The Arabic denomination legend پول (Pul) appears prominently at the top of the field above the central circle, and the numeral ١٠ (10) is positioned within the inner circle, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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Zahir Shah had taken the throne in 1933 at nineteen following his father's assassination, and the Afghan coinage of the mid-1930s reflects a government still consolidating authority after years of internal instability. The 10 Pul was part of a broader decimal reform series introduced under his reign, replacing the older fractional pul denominations that had created chronic confusion in bazaar transactions across Kabul and Kandahar.
Copper-nickel was a deliberate choice — Afghanistan had leaned on bronze for smaller change through much of the preceding decade, and the switch signaled alignment with modernizing regional neighbors.