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Qiran - Abdur Rahman Herat mint, type 1
| Issuer | Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1880-1886 |
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| Currency | Local Rupees (1747-1891) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by bold multi-line Arabic legend arranged in a roughly square cartouche, reading the royal title and name of Amir Abdur Rahman Khan. The inscription is executed in a robust, somewhat rustic naskh hand characteristic of Herat mint production. A marginal legend in Arabic script encircles the central cartouche, running along the irregular flan periphery. The overall style is typical of late 19th-century Afghan hammered coinage, with uneven flan edges and variable relief. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Abdur Rahman Khan seized power in 1880 with direct British backing, installed as Amir immediately following the catastrophic British defeat at Maiwand — one of the worst losses suffered by British forces in the entire Second Anglo-Afghan War. The Herat mint had operated under Persian-influenced administration for decades prior, and its early coinage under Abdur Rahman reflects that transitional moment before Kabul reasserted central authority over the western provinces.
The Type 1 designation distinguishes this issue from later die revisions introduced as the Amir consolidated control over a fractured monetary system inherited from multiple competing regional authorities.