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Maker(s):Habibullah Ghazi (minted under)
Culture:Afghan
Title:Qiran (half rupee) of Habibullah Ghazi
Date Made:1929
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Silver
Place Made:Asia; Afghanistan
Measurements:21 mm (diameter)
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.184
Credit Line:Gift of Julie Dupree Gill (Class of 1977) from the Dupree Collection
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: Arabic inscription in field, largely surrounded by wreath with a five-pointed star above in top margin. Reverse: Mosque encircled by an eight-pointed star in field, largely surrounded by wreath with the denomination (Qiran) above in top margin.

Tags:
numismatics

Subjects:
Numismatics

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