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Description: 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 (arunsingh16@gmail.com)
Title: 5 Afghani (1961)
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