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50 Afghanis
| Issuer | Bank of Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1973-1977 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909–1978), first President of the Republic of Afghanistan, rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination and bank title appear in both Dari script and numerals, with ornamental borders framing the portrait field. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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This series bridges two political orders. The notes were issued across the period that saw Mohammed Daoud Khan overthrow his cousin King Mohammed Zahir Shah in the 1973 coup — ending over two centuries of continuous Durrani dynasty rule — and continued circulating until Daoud himself was killed in the Saur Revolution of April 1978. The same physical note passed through a monarchy's collapse and a republic's violent end.
De La Rue's production for Afghanistan during this period was consistent and technically clean. The watermark remains the primary and only security feature, modest even by the standards of the time.