Afghan pul
| 50 Afghan pul coin (1980) | |
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "50 pul coin". numista.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Remembering King Amanullah Khan's Economic Reforms". TOLOnews. August 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Abdul Hai Habibi, ed. (December 15, 1983). "Afghani Afgani". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
