Civic Copper, AE fulus, British occupation of Qandahar

Afghan Civic Copper. Second Anglo-Afghan War (1296-1298AH / 1878-1880AD). British occupation of Qandahar

AE fulus (3.85 g)

Qandahar mint

This fascinating civic copper issue was struck at Qandahar during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880), a turbulent period in the history of Afghanistan and British India

British forces occupied Qandahar during the conflict, and local copper coinage continued to be produced to serve the everyday monetary needs of the city and surrounding region. These civic issues provide a tangible numismatic link to the British presence in southern Afghanistan and to one of the major episodes of the nineteenth-century struggle for influence in Central Asia, commonly associated with the “Great Game”

KM-94

VF. RARE

References: Z-149018 (similar coin)

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