Afghan pul

50 Afghan pul coin (1980)
Obverse: Emblem of Afghanistan (1980). Country name on top. Lettering "دافغانستان دموکراتيک جمهورے دولت" (The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan) and "١٣٥٩" (year 1359 in Afghan calendar, 1980 A.D) . Reverse: Denomination surrounded with star at periphery. Lettering "پنحوس" (Fifty Pul) and "پولى٥٠" (50)..
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Afghan pul (plural: puls); پول (Pashto); پل (Persian) is the 1⁄100 (one-hundredth) subdivision of the Afghan afghani, which is the official currency of Afghanistan since the 1920s.[2] All pul coins have been demonetized.

History

Until the 1920s, the currency of Afghanistan was the Afghan rupee, which was subdivided into paisa. In 1923, the rupee was replaced by afghani as its official currency.[2] One afghani is subdivided into 100 puls. At the time of introduction, a pul coin was made of copper and weighed one gram. However, a 10 pul coin weighed 6 grams.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "50 pul coin". numista.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Remembering King Amanullah Khan's Economic Reforms". TOLOnews. August 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  3. ^ Abdul Hai Habibi, ed. (December 15, 1983). "Afghani Afgani". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2023-08-31.