Specimen record
afgh-017
Afgh-017 Barakzai Dynasty, ʿAbd al-Rahman (AH 1297-1319 / AD 1880-1901). Silver 5 rupees (45.55 gm, 45.50 mm), Kabul, AH 1316 = AD 1898/9. KM 826.
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afgh-017
House record
This specimen
- Inventory no.
- afgh-017
- Weight
- 45.55 gm
- Diameter
- 45.50 mm
Type (catalogue)
- Dynasty
- Barakzai Dynasty
- Ruler
- ʿAbd al-Rahman
- Reign
- AD 1880–1901
- Metal
- Silver
- Denomination
- 5 Rupees
- Mint
- Kabul
- AH
- 1316
- AD
- 1898/9
- References
- KM 826
Obverse
Tughra of ʿAbd al-Rahman containing the phrase ‘amīr ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Ḍiyāʾ al-Millah wa al-Dīn’ (‘Amir ʿAbd al-Rahman, Light of the Nation and the Religion’ in Arabic); above amīr, ‘1316’ (in Arabic’); below the tughra, ‘panj rūpiya kābulī’ (‘five Kabuli rupees’ in Persian); all within a wreath; star above.
Reverse
A mosque above crossed flags, rifles, swords, and cannons; below, ‘sanad 3’ (‘Decree 3’ in Persian); all within a wreath; star above.
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