| Image 1: | AfghanistanP2a-5Rupees-SH1298(1919)-donatedfvt f.jpg |
| Image Title 1: | 5 Afghan rupee banknote (1919) |
| Plural: | rupees |
| Symbol: | Re/Rs |
| Superunit Name 1: | habibi |
| Superunit Ratio 1: | 30 |
| Superunit Name 2: | tilla |
| Superunit Ratio 2: | 10 |
| Subunit Name 1: | paisa, paise (pl.) |
| Subunit Name 2: | dinar |
| Used Banknotes: | Re. 1/-, Rs. 5/-, Rs. 10/-, Rs. 50/-, Rs. 100/- |
| Using Countries: |  |
| Date Of Introduction: | 1891 |
| Replaced Currency: | Kabuli rupee Kandahari rupee |
| Date Of Withdrawal: | 1923 |
| Replaced By Currency: | Afghan afghani |
| Obsolete: | yes |
The Afghan rupee was the currency of Afghanistan between the mid-18th century and early 20th century. It was subdivided into 60 paisa, each of 10 dinar. Other denominations issued included the shahi of 5 paisa, the sanar of 10 paisa, the abbasi of 20 paisa, the qiran of rupee and the tilla and later the amani, both of Rs. 10/-.
Before 1891, silver rupees circulated with copper falus and gold mohur. The three metals had no fixed exchange rate between them, with different regions issuing their own coins. That year, a new currency was introduced, based on the Kabuli rupee and replacing both that and its Kandahari variant. The Afghan rupee was replaced in 1923 by the Afghani.[1] [2]
The Afghan rupee was put into circulation by Afghan Emperor Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1754.[3] The rupee itself was first issued by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of Sur Empire in the sixteenth century; India still uses its own variant of the rupee (along with Pakistan - see Pakistani rupee - since its creation in 1947).
In 1919 following Amanullah Khan's accession to the throne, Treasury notes were introduced for the first time in denominations of Re. 1/-, Rs. 5/-, Rs. 10/-, Rs. 50/- and Rs. 100/-. Text on the note was written in Persian only.[4] [5]