Afghan rupee
Currency of Afghanistan until 1925 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Afghan rupee was the currency of Afghanistan between the mid-18th century and early 20th century.[2][1] 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/-.
-donatedfvt_f.jpg) 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[1] |
| Replaced by | Afghan afghani |
| User(s) | Afghanistan |
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |
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.[1][3]
The Afghan rupee was put into circulation by Afghan Emperor Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1754.[2] The rupee itself was first issued by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of Sur Empire in the sixteenth century; India and Pakistan still use their variant of the rupee since their independence from 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.[4][5]
Coins
1 rupee coin
2 Amani gold coin (1920)
See also
References
External links
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