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10 Afghanis

Issuer Bank of Afghanistan
Year 1939-1946
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Currency First afghani (1925-2003)
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Obverse lettering د افغانستان بانک
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Reverse lettering د افغانستان بانک
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Afghanistan's currency modernization in the late 1930s leaned heavily on British security printers, and Bradbury Wilkinson supplied several denominations in this series from their New Malden works. The relationship was pragmatic — Afghanistan lacked domestic printing infrastructure capable of producing secure notes, and Bradbury Wilkinson had extensive experience supplying colonial and newly independent states across Asia and the Middle East.

The date range covering 1939–1946 spans the entirety of the Second World War, during which Afghanistan maintained neutrality while both Allied and Axis powers actively courted Kabul. Supply chains for printed materials remained largely intact through this period, though wartime disruptions to shipping likely affected delivery schedules.

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