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50 Afghanis
| Issuer | Bank of Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 50 Afghanis (أفغاني) (50 AFA) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait vignette of King Muhammad Zahir Shah at left, set within an oval frame against a fine guilloche underprint in green and pink tones. The bank title in Dari script appears at upper centre, with the denomination numeral 50 repeated at upper right and lower left in both Eastern Arabic and Western Arabic numerals. Three manuscript signatures appear at centre-right, with the national arms at lower centre flanked by ornate arabesque corner panels. |
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| Obverse lettering | د افغانستان بانک افغانی ۵۰ |
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Bradbury Wilkinson produced this note during a period when the Afghan government was actively trying to modernize its financial infrastructure — the late 1940s saw the Bank of Afghanistan working to establish credibility with a population that remained largely outside the formal banking system. BW's reputation for secure intaglio work made them the preferred choice for several Central and South Asian governments in this era, and the Afghan account ran across multiple denominations through the early postwar years.
Pick 32 is among the more elusive of the series. The watermark security was modest by contemporary standards, and counterfeiting pressure in the region was real enough that later issues required more sophisticated protection.