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Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2881 Posts	Posted 03/11/2010 07:30 am These three coins are quite strange. They were all issued during the Taliban regime in Afghanistan but the nature of their iconography suggests that they were designed by someone outside that ruling elite. For example the depictions are of people or animals - a big no-no at the time. There is even a contemporary similar example celebrating the Statue of Liberty. So while these do have the "Islamic State of Afghanistan" as the issuing authority, I think the mechanics of who actually had them produced is more complicated than that. They are all silver with a high mirror finish - and actually look quite good for modern coins. Malcolm My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Edited by Bacchus2 03/11/2010 07:31 am Report this Post to the Staff

chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 03/11/2010 12:33 pm Oh well, such pieces are produced because some major dealer or distributor wants to sell them. In those cases the distributor and the government of the country that officially issues the piece somehow share the revenue. Don't think any of these have ever been in Afghanistan ... The "UN" coin was produced by The Royal Mint (UK), the other two were apparently made in Habana (Cuba) by the way. Christian Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2881 Posts	Posted 03/12/2010 12:47 am Yes, I doubt they are official "official" releases ( :) ) though as Krause lists them as Afghanistan in their main book rather than their odd curriences book, I assume they know who actually produced them and they have some sort of official standing. I knew that they were minted in the UK and Cuba (thanks) though of course many countrys use foreign mints to actually produce their coins, particually the high quality ones for collectors markets so that doesn't really help narrow down with the who or why - who are likely still from Afghanistan. All the best Malcolm My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 03/12/2010 02:46 am I couldn't see them ever going into circulation in Afghanistan. There's no Arabic script on them whatsoever and I would think most Afghanis would consider them foreign. Krauss does list an awful lot of collector pieces that you just wouldn't find in general circulation. So I think that they are 'legal tender' for that country but you just wouldn't find one in circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2881 Posts	Posted 03/12/2010 07:11 am No they were obviously never intended for circulation as they are silver. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
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