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3 Shahi / 15 Paisa - Amanullah
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1919-1921 |
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| Diameter | 32.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the royal cipher of Amir Amanullah Khan rendered in bold Naskh calligraphy within a raised circular border. The legend 'Al-Ghazi Amanullah' appears above the cipher, with the Afghan solar year date 1300 inscribed at the base of the inner circle. The surrounding field is adorned with ten six-pointed stars evenly distributed around the border, lending a decorative framework to the design. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a stylized mosque facade with a prominent dome and two flanking minarets, set within a seven-pointed star radiating from a raised inner circle. Two crossed swords or standards flank the mosque at the base. The surrounding field carries the denomination legend in Arabic script at the top, accompanied by a crescent and star motif, with ten six-pointed stars distributed evenly around the border matching the obverse arrangement. |
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Issued in the immediate aftermath of the Third Anglo-Afghan War, this coin entered circulation just as Amanullah Khan was consolidating the full independence Afghanistan had extracted from Britain through the Treaty of Rawalpindi in August 1919. The dual denomination — 3 Shahi on one face, 15 Paisa on the other — reflects the transitional monetary arithmetic of the period, with the old Shahi system and the decimal Paisa reckoning running simultaneously rather than one cleanly replacing the other.
KM#881 is known with variation in the solar year dating across the production window, a consequence of Kabul mint's inconsistent die preparation during these years of administrative reorganization.