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50 Pul - Muhammed Zahir Shah large type
| Issuer | Da Afghanistan Bank |
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| Year | 1951 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the Afghan national emblem: a stylized domed mosque or royal gateway flanked by two crossed national flags, all enclosed within a wreath of wheat ears tied at the base with a ribbon. The Solar year date '١٣٣٠' (1330) appears in the exergue below the central device, with the inscription 'افغانستان' (Afghanistan) rendered in flowing Arabic script beneath the wreath. The entire design is surrounded by a fine beaded border, with reeding visible along the coin's edge. |
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| Mintage | 1330 (1951) - ١٣٣٠ |
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Afghanistan's 1951 coinage came during a period of cautious modernization under Zahir Shah, who had been effectively guided by a succession of prime ministerial relatives since taking the throne in 1933. The "large type" designation in KM#942.2 distinguishes this from a concurrent smaller-diameter issue — two variants circulating simultaneously, a not uncommon occurrence when Kabul's mint relied on outside striking facilities with inconsistent tooling specifications.
Da Afghanistan Bank had only been established in 1939, and coinage policy through the early 1950s remained tightly tied to managing the afghani's exchange stability against the rupee.