Afghan afghani
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The afghani (sign: ؋ or Af (plural: Afs)[1] code: AFN; Pashto: افغانۍ; Dari: افغانی) is the official currency of Afghanistan since the 1920s.[4] It is nominally subdivided into 100 puls (پول), although there are no pul coins in circulation these days.[when?] Printed in Poland,[5] the afghani currency is managed solely by the nation's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB).[2][6]
اAfghani (Pashto) | |
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | AFN (numeric: 971) before 2003: AFA |
Subunit | 0.01 |
Unit | |
Symbol | ؋ () or Af (singular) and Afs (plural)[1] |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | pul |
Banknotes | Afs. 10, Afs. 20, Afs. 50, Afs. 100, Afs. 500 and Afs. 1,000 |
Coins | Af. 1, Afs. 2 and Afs. 5 |
Demographics | |
User(s) | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Da Afghanistan Bank[2] |
Website | www |
Printer | Polish Security Printing Works [pl][3] |
Website | www |
Valuation | |
Inflation | 1.9% (2023 est.) |
Source | Da Afghanistan Bank The World Factbook |
The afghani was introduced in 1923 but is still informally referred to as a rupee by some in conversing and transactions,[7] a legacy of its predecessing Afghan rupee currency.[8] Its exchange rate is around 70 afghanis for 1 United States dollar (as of November 2023).[9][10][11]