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The obverse is engraved in a blue-grey intaglio style with an elaborate guilloche framework. At centre, a large sunburst vignette surrounds an oval field bearing Dari inscriptions, flanked to the left by the Afghan state arms in a circular medallion and to the right by a vignette of a monument within an oval frame. The denomination '50 AFGHANIS' appears in both Western and Arabic numerals at upper left, lower right, and lower left, with a red serial number and additional Arabic script below the central vignette. |
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| Descripción del reverso |
The reverse is rendered entirely in blue-grey intaglio, dominated by a large, intricate central guilloche rosette of concentric geometric lacework with a sunburst at its core, enclosing an oval panel with Dari script. The denomination '50' appears in large numeral at upper left and lower right, with smaller Arabic numeral counterparts at upper right and lower left, all set within dense foliate and scroll borders. A separate blue and yellow security vignette panel is affixed at the upper right corner. |
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Bradbury, Wilkinson printed this series for Afghanistan at a time when the Ministry of Finance — rather than a central bank — retained direct control over note issuance, an arrangement that persisted longer in Afghanistan than in most contemporaneous states. BW&Co. produced a substantial portion of the world's colonial and semi-colonial currency during this period, and their Afghan commissions reflect Kabul's preference for London-area security printers over continental alternatives.
Pick 19A is the scarcer of the two signature varieties in this denomination. Notes that circulated in rural areas often show distinctive horizontal fold patterns from being carried folded in quarters inside clothing — a known condition characteristic of Afghan issues from this era.