President Mohammad Karzai
Chief of State,
Head of Government
President:
حامد کرزی
Mohammad Karzai
10.6.2002 - present  Bio

جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان AFGHANISTAN Banknotes, 1919 - Present Issues

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CATALOG NUMBERS

DENOMINATIONS

DATES

ISSUING AUTHORITY

 STATE OF AFGHANISTAN

 Independence from GBR rule of foreign affairs proclaimed 8.8.1919
 IND, RUS and IRN currency used until 1881; IND currency used 1882-1919

Afghanistan N.1, P.1a 1 Rupee SH1298(1919)

1

N.1-N.5
P.1-P.5

1-100 Rupees

1919-1920

Treasury of Afghanistan

 KINGDOM OF AFGHANISTAN

 Kingdom established 6.6.1926.

Afganistan P.9b 10 Afghanis

6

N.6-N.28
P.6-P.10

5-50 Afghanis

1926-28

Treasury of Afghanistan

Afghanistan P.13 50 Afghanis SH1307(1928)

11

N.30-N.37
P.11-P.14

5-50 Afghanis
1 Rupee

1929 Rebellion

Rebel Kalakani Government
"Bache-I-Saqao"

Afghanistan P.17A 10 Afghanis SH1315(1936) Red sn, wmk Unlisted Type

15

N.40-N.68
P.15-P.20A

2-100 Afghanis

1936

Ministry of Finance

Afghanistan P.27A 1000 Afghanis

21

N.60-N.93
P.21-P.27A

2-1,000 Afghanis

1939-46

Ministry of Finance

Afghanistan P.36 1000 Afghanis

28

N.98-N.138
P.28-P.36

2-1,000 Afghanis

1948-51

Bank of Afghanistan

Afghanistan P.37 10 Afghanis 1961

37

N.140-N.155
P.37-P.42

10-1,000 Afghanis

1961-63 

Bank of Afghanistan

Afghanistan P.46 1000 AFghanis SH1346(1967)

43

N.158-N.164
P.43-P.46

50-1,000 Afghanis

1967 

Bank of Afghanistan

 REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

 Republic established 17.6.1973

Afghanistan P.52 500 Afghanis

47

N.170-N.194
P.47-P.53

10-1,000 Afghanis

1973-78

Bank of Afghanistan

 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

 Proclaimed 30.4.1978

Afghanistan P.53A 20 Afghanis Khalq Republic 1978

53A

N.196-N.198
P.53A-P.54

20-50 Afghanis

Khalq Republic
1978

Khalq Democratic Republic
(People's Democratic Republic)

 RUSSIAN OCCUPATION

 Russian occupation from 25.12.1979 until 15.2.1989

Afghanistan P.59 500 AFghanis 1979

55

N.202-N.226
P.55-P.61

10-1,000 Afghanis

1979

Da Afghanistan Bank

 REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

 Republic re-established 30.11.1987

 ISLAMIC STATE OF AFGHANISTAN

 Established  28.4.1992

Afghanistan P.63a 10,000 AFghanisc1993

62

N.228-N.231
P.62-P.63

5,000-10,000 Afganis

1993

Da Afghanistan Bank

 ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN

 Established 27.10.1997; not internationally recognized

 ISLAMIC STATE OF AFGHANISTAN

 Established 13.11.2001

 TRANSITIONAL ISLAMIC STATE OF AFGHANISTAN

 Established 19.6.2002

Afghanistan P.72 1000 Afghanis SH1381(2002)

64

 N.232-N.241
P.64-P.72 		1-1,000 Afghanis 2002 Da Afghanistan Bank