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Afghan rupee

5 Afghan rupee banknote (1919)
Unit
Plural	rupees
Symbol	Re/Rs‎
Denominations
Superunit
30	habibi
10	tilla
Subunit
1⁄60	paisa, paise (pl.)
1⁄600	dinar
Banknotes	Re. 1/-, Rs. 5/-, Rs. 10/-, Rs. 50/-, Rs. 100/-
Demographics
Date of introduction	1891
Replaced	Kabuli rupee Kandahari rupee
Date of withdrawal	1923
Replaced by	Afghan afghani
User(s)	Afghanistan
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The Afghan rupee was the currency of Afghanistan between the mid-18th century and early 20th century. It was subdivided into 60 paisa, each of 10 dinar. Other denominations issued included the shahi of 5 paisa, the sanar of 10 paisa, the abbasi of 20 paisa, the qiran of 1⁄2 rupee and the tilla and later the amani, both of Rs. 10/-.

Before 1891, silver rupees circulated with copper falus and gold mohur. The three metals had no fixed exchange rate between them, with different regions issuing their own coins. That year, a new currency was introduced, based on the Kabuli rupee and replacing both that and its Kandahari variant. The Afghan rupee was replaced in 1923 by the Afghani.

The Afghan rupee was put into circulation by Afghan Emperor Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1754. The rupee itself was first issued by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of Sur Empire in the sixteenth century; India still uses its own variant of the rupee (along with Pakistan - see Pakistani rupee - since its creation in 1947).

Banknotes

In 1919 following Amanullah Khan's accession to the throne, Treasury notes were introduced for the first time in denominations of Re. 1/-, Rs. 5/-, Rs. 10/-, Rs. 50/- and Rs. 100/-. Text on the note was written in Persian only.

Coins

• 1 rupee coin
• 2 Amani gold coin (1920)

See also

• Afghan afghani
• Afghan pul
• Economy of Afghanistan

References

1. ^ "Remembering King Amanullah Khan's Economic Reforms". TOLOnews. August 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
2. ^ "Silver Rupee of Ahmed Shah Durrani". Mintage World. January 4, 2018. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
3. "بانکنوت های زمان امان الله خان" (in Persian).
4. "- صرافی جعفری". 24 March 1399.
5. "خبرگزاری فارس - فراز و فرود اسکناس‌های افغانستان در گذر زمان+ تصاویر". خبرگزاری فارس. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2024-09-11.

• Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801–1991 (18th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0873411501.
• Pick, Albert (1994). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: General Issues. Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer (editors) (7th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-207-9.

External links

• Modern obsolete currencies
• Currencies of Afghanistan
• 1923 disestablishments
• 1891 establishments by country
• Rupee