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אפגניסטן – Afghanistan

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The Median Empire was possibly the first entity to issue currency in what is now Afghanistan
AFGHANI (afḡānī), the unit of currency in modern Afghanistan. Throughout the 19th century, Afghanistan’s unit of currency was the rupee (rūpya). In Qandahār, each rupee was equal to one-half miskal (2.3 gr.) pure silver or 36 paisa (paysa), and in Kabul each rupee was equal to one miskal pure silver or 60 paisa (or folūs). Each Kabuli rupee equaled two qerān, three ʿabbāsī (one ʿabbāsī being equal to 20 paisa), or twelve šāhī (one šāhī being equal to five paisa). Paisas were made of copper or zinc, whereas coins of higher value were minted in silver. . Prior to the introduction of the Afghani in 1925, the nation was using the Afghan rupee and other Indian currencies that were adopted in 1891. At that time, the afghani was divided into 100 pul and one amani was equal to 20 afghani. The rupee coins were used up until their complete removal in 1978. Before this removal, the maiden afghani banknotes were introduced in 1935. . Originally issued in 1925, the original Afghani was actually a coin and contained about 9 grams of silver and wasn’t the highest denomination of money in Afghanistan. Issued along with the Afghani was the bronze and brass pul, the billon pul which was worth 20 pul, the silver Afghani, and the gold amani. In 1952, the aluminum and nickel clad steel puls were introduced, followed by the aluminum Afghani in 1958 . What Is the Afghan Afghani (AFN)?
The Afghan afghani (AFN) is the national currency of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan . Afghanistan. Its ISO 4217 code, AFN, was introduced in 2002 as part of efforts to stabilize the currency and reduce inflation

   

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