The Banknotes of Afghanistan

Banknote production status: CURRENT

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Want an up-to-date, informative, full-color catalog of Afghanistan banknotes? Try The Banknote Book by Owen Linzmayer!
The first catalog number in each listing below is from The Banknote Book.

Afghan Treasury / Kingdom, Pre-Rebellion (1919-1928)

AT B7a P8	10 Afghanis (1926)
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

Kingdom, Ministry of Finance (1936-1937)

MOF B4a P17	10 Afghanis SH1315 (1936)
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

MOF B4a P17	10 Afghanis SH1315 (1936)
With overprint. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

Da Afghanistan Bank (1939-1977)

DAB B1a P21	2 Afghanis SH1318 (1939)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B2a P22	5 Afghanis SH1318 (1939)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B3a P23a	10 Afghanis SH1318 (1939)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B5a P25a	50 Afghanis SH1318 (1939)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B6a P26a	100 Afghanis SH1318 (1939)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B7a P27a	500 Afghanis SH1318 (1939)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B8a P27A	1000 Afghanis SH1318 (1939)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B9a P28	2 Afghanis SH1327 (1948)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B10a P29	5 Afghanis SH1327 (1948)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B11a P30A	10 Afghanis SH1327 (1948)
Brown. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B12a P30b	10 Afghanis SH1330 (1951)
Olive green. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

DAB B12c P30d	10 Afghanis SH1336 (1957)
Olive green. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B13d P31d	20 Afghanis SH1336 (1957)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B14a P32	50 Afghanis SH1327 (1948)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B15c P33a	50 Afghanis SH1336 (1957)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B16d P34d	100 Afghanis SH1336 (1957)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B17c P35c	500 Afghanis SH1336 (1957)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B18a P36	1000 Afghanis SH1327 (1948)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B19a P37a	10 Afghanis SH1340 (1961)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B20a P38	20 Afghanis SH1340 (1961)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B21a P39a	50 Afghanis SH1340 (1961)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B22a P40	100 Afghanis SH1340 (1961)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B23a P40A	500 Afghanis SH1340 (1961)
Orange. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B25a P42a	1000 Afghanis SH1340 (1961)
Eight-digit serial number. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B26a P43a	50 Afghanis SH1346 (1967)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B27a P44a	100 Afghanis SH1346 (1967)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B28a P45	500 Afghanis SH1346 (1967)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B29a P46a	1000 Afghanis SH1346 (1967)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B30a P47a	10 Afghanis SH1352 (1973)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B30c P47c	10 Afghanis SH1356 (1977)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B31a P48a	20 Afghanis SH1352 (1973)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B32a P49a	50 Afghanis SH1352 (1973)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B32c P49c	50 Afghanis SH1356 (1977)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B33a P50c	100 Afghanis SH1356 (1977)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B34b P51b	500 Afghanis SH1354 (1975)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B35a P52a	500 Afghanis SH1356 (1977)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B36c P53c	1000 Afghanis SH1356 (1977)
Images courtesy Tristan White

Da Afghanistan Bank (1978-present)

DAB B38a P54	50 Afghanis SH1357 (1978)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B39a P55a	10 Afghanis SH1358 (1979)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B40a P56a	20 Afghanis SH1358 (1979)
Signature 10. Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B40b P56a	20 Afghanis SH1358 (1979)
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B41a P57a	50 Afghanis SH1358 (1979)
Signature 10. Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B41b P57a	50 Afghanis SH1358 (1979)
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B41c P57b	50 Afghanis SH1370 (1991)
Signature 13. Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B42b P58a	100 Afghanis SH1358 (1979)
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B42c P58b	100 Afghanis SH1369 (1990)
Signature 12. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B42d P58c	100 Afghanis SH1370 (1991)
Signature 13. Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B43a P59	500 Afghanis SH1358 (1979)
Signature 10. Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B44a P60a	500 Afghanis SH1358 (1979)
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B44b P60b	500 Afghanis SH1369 (1990)
Signature 12. Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B44c P60c	500 Afghanis SH1370 (1991)
Signature 13. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B45b P61a	1000 Afghanis SH1358 (1979)
Signature 11. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

DAB B45c P61b	1000 Afghanis SH1369 (1990)
Signature 12. Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B45d P61c	1000 Afghanis SH1370 (1991)
Signature 13. Serial number variety (one letter in prefix denominator). Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B45d P61c	1000 Afghanis SH1370 (1991)
Signature 13. Serial number variety (two letters in prefix denominator). Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B46a P62	5000 Afghanis SH1372 (1993)
Signature 14. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B47a P63a	10,000 Afghanis SH1372 (1993)
Without small space between "Da" and "Afghanistan" on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B47b P63b	10,000 Afghanis SH1372 (1993)
With small space between "Da" and "Afghanistan" on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B48a P64	1 Afghani SH1381 (2002)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B49a P65	2 Afghanis SH1381 (2002)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B50a P66	5 Afghanis SH1381 (2002)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B51a P67	10 Afghanis SH1381 (2002)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

DAB B52a P68	20 Afghanis SH1381 (2002)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B52b P68	20 Afghanis SH1383 (2004)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B53a P69	50 Afghanis SH1381 (2002)
Images courtesy Tristan White

DAB B54a P70	100 Afghanis SH1381 (2002)
Images courtesy Tristan White

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