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500 Afghanis
| Issuer | Da Afghanistan Bank |
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| Year | 1979-1991 |
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| Printer | Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russia (1818-date) |
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| Obverse description | Reddish-brown, deep green, and deep brown tones on a multicolour underprint. The bank arms incorporating a horseman vignette appear at top centre, flanked by the Buzkashi equestrian game scene at right. The overall design is executed in intaglio with fine guilloche patterning across the note field. |
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| Reverse description | Deep green on a multicolour underprint. A detailed vignette of the Bala Hissar fortress at Kabul occupies the left-centre field, rendered in intaglio against a finely structured guilloche background. |
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| Variants | P#60a - SH 1358 (1979) P#60b - SH 1369 (1990) P#60c - SH 1370 (1991) |
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