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5 Afghanis
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | دافغانستان جمهوريت ۱۳٥۲ (Translation: The Republic of Afghanistan 1352) |
| Reverse description | The large Arabic numeral '5' occupies the central field, flanked on either side by a stylised grain sprig forming an open wreath that joins at the base with a bound tie. Above the numeral, the word 'پنجه' (Five) appears in Arabic script, and below, the denomination 'افغانی' (Afghani) is inscribed in Arabic script, completing the identification of the face value. |
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1973 was the year Daoud Khan overthrew his cousin Mohammed Zahir Shah in a bloodless coup while the king was abroad in Italy, ending over two centuries of Durrani dynastic rule. This coin belongs to the final year of the monarchy's coinage — or sits uncomfortably close to it — as the new republic quickly moved to revise the currency's imagery to reflect the changed political order.