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5 Rupees - Habibullah
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1902 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the royal toughra of Amir Habibullah Khan rendered in ornate calligraphic style, flanked by a symmetrical wreath of olive branches tied at the base. A small five-pointed star is positioned above the toughra at the top of the field. The Hijri regnal date 1319 is inscribed below the toughra, divided across the lower central field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with the wreath framing the composition on both sides. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Habibullah Khan came to power in 1901 following the death of his father Abdur Rahman, the "Iron Amir" who had spent two decades centralizing Afghan authority under brutal efficiency. This 5 Rupee piece belongs to the earliest years of Habibullah's reign, a period when he was carefully navigating the inherited terms of the 1879 Treaty of Gandamak — which left Afghan foreign policy effectively in British hands. The heavy silver format continued his father's monetary conventions, signaling continuity to a population that had lived through significant administrative upheaval.
KM#834.1 distinguishes this as the first die variety of the type, with subsequent emissions showing subtle differences in the mint inscription layout.