Catalog
500 Afghanis
| Issuer | Bank of Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of King Muhammad Zahir Shah in military uniform at left, set within an intaglio-printed frame against a fine guilloche underprint in purple and green tones. The bank title in Dari script appears at top center, flanked by the numeral 500 in Arabic-Indic script at upper right, with the national emblem centrally placed. Three manuscript signatures of bank officials appear along the lower margin, with the denomination repeated in both Eastern Arabic and Western numerals. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Blue Mosque (Shrine of Ali) in Mazar-i-Sharif rendered in fine engraving, with its distinctive tiled domes and arched facade set against an open courtyard. The bank title in Dari script is positioned at top center, with the denomination 500 in a large guilloche cartouche at right and repeated in the lower corners in both Arabic and Western numerals. A panel of Dari-script text occupies the lower central margin beneath the mosque vignette. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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