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1000 Afghanis Strategic Operations
| Issuer | Da Afghanistan Bank |
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| Value | 1000 Afghanis (افغانۍ ١٠٠٠) 1000 AFN = RSD 1533 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is based on the Da Afghanistan Bank P-61b type and carries a central vignette of the Shrine of Hazrat Ali (Blue Mosque) at Mazar-e-Sharif to the right, set within ornate guilloche borders and traditional Afghan arabesques. The Da Afghanistan Bank seal and Dari script inscriptions occupy the centre, with the denomination numeral '1000' and 'AFGHANIS' at lower right. A diagonal overprint reading 'STRATEGIC OPERATIONS / HYPER-REALISTIC TACTICAL TRAINING / THE NEXT GENERATION' is applied in red and blue letterpress across the face. |
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| Reverse lettering | Da Afghanistan Bank 1000 AFGHANIS Strategic Operations HYPER - REALISTIC TACTICAL TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION |
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Pick 61 belongs to the series Da Afghanistan Bank introduced after the fall of the Taliban government, when the new administration — backed by international donors — undertook a full currency reform in 2002 to replace the catastrophically inflated Afghani that had fractured into multiple competing issues during the civil war years. The 1000-Afghani denomination was the highest in the initial reformed series, printed by De La Rue.
The reform exchanged old Afghanis at 1000:1, meaning this note's face value was effectively one pre-reform Afghani — a ratio that illustrates just how completely the previous monetary system had collapsed.