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Summary

Description
English:
Face value : 5 Afghan afghani .

Country : Afghanistan .
Type of coin : Standard circulation.
Year of minting : 1961.
Metal : Nickel plated steel.
Shape : Round.
Obverse : Portrait of Mohammed Zahir Shah (last King of Afghanistan) with lettering "* محمد ظاهر * دافغانستان" (Mohammed Zahir Afghanistan) on the top and "۱۳۴۰ ۱۳۸۱" (1381 ۰ 1340) at the bottom. Shah was the king of Afghanistan from Nov 1933 (1340) and was deposed in Jul 1973 (1381).
Reverse : Wheat ear flank on the side and denomination in the centre. Lettering "پنج" (five), "۵" (5) and "افغانی" (Afghanis).
Edge : Reeded.
Weight : 8.04 g.
Diameter : 29 mm.
Thickness : 1.96 mm.
Orientation : Coin alignment ↑↓ .
Total mintage : Not known.
Engraver : Not known.
Catalog # : KM# 955, Schön# 94.
Monetary status : Demonetized .
Comments : This coin was minted only in 1961.
Data source : This webpage .

From collection of Arun Kumar Singh ([email protected])
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Author AKS.9955

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5 Afghani from Afghanistan (1961)

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