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500 Afghanis - Muhammad Zahir
| Issuer | Bank of Afghanistan |
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| Year | 1961-1963 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King Muhammad Zahir in three-quarter view occupies the left portion of the note, rendered in intaglio against a brown guilloche underprint with geometric lattice borders at each side. The bank title in Pashto script appears at upper centre, with the denomination numeral '500' at lower left and its Arabic-script equivalent at right. Three manuscript signatures appear at centre below the promise text, accompanied by the Afghan state arms vignette. |
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| Reverse description | A large central vignette presents an intaglio view of a hydroelectric power station set against a rocky mountain gorge, with turbulent water rendered at the base of the structure. The bank title in Pashto script is positioned at upper right, with the denomination '500 AFGHANIS' at upper left and its Arabic-numeral equivalent at lower right. Decorative floral and geometric border panels in brown frame both vertical edges. |
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| Variants | P#41a - SH 1340 (1961) P#41b - SH 1342 (1963) |
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