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2 1/2 Amani - Amanullah
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1927 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1306 (1927) ٩ - ۱۳۰۶ |
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Amanullah Khan's reign was defined by an aggressive modernization campaign modeled on Atatürk's Turkey, and the coinage of the late 1920s reflects that ambition directly — the Amani denomination itself was introduced as part of a wholesale monetary reform in 1919, replacing the older rupee system and named after the king himself. The 1927 issue falls just two years before the catastrophe: a tribal revolt in 1929 forced Amanullah to abdicate, ending both his reform program and any further development of the series.