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  • 500 Afghanis 1996, Afghanistan, Conservation, Lynx
  • 500 Afghanis 1996, Afghanistan, Conservation, Lynx
Description

The Islamic State of Afghanistan was established by the Peshawar Accords on April 26, 1992, with the participation of many Afghan mujahideen parties after the fall of the socialist government. However, its power was limited due to the country's second civil war, which the Taliban won, capturing Kabul in 1996. Consequently, the Islamic State became a government in exile and led the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance. It remained the internationally recognized government of Afghanistan at the United Nations until 2001. After the overthrow of the first Taliban government, the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan was created, and an Afghan Interim Administration took control with US and NATO assistance. This transitional state later became the Islamic Republic, which lasted until the Taliban regained power in 2021 following a prolonged insurgency.

Obverse

Depicts "BRASS SAMPLE" in Spanish.

MUESTRA
LATON

Reverse

Depicts a multicolor detailed view of lynx set against trees, its family (Felidae), name and date above.

Felidae, commonly known as cats, is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora. Members of this family are called felids, and the term "cat" refers to both felids in general and specifically to the domestic cat (Felis catus).

A lynx is any of the four medium-sized wild cat species in the genus Lynx: the Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx, and bobcat. The name "lynx" comes from Middle English, Latin, and the Greek word "lynx" (λύγξ), derived from the Indo-European root *leuk- ('light', 'brightness'), referencing the reflective luminescence of their eyes.

FELIDAE
Lynx lynx
1996

Edge

500 Afghanis

Islamic State, Die trial
KM#
Characteristics
Type Trial strike
Material Brass Plated Silver
Weight -
Diameter -
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Casa de Moneda de Cuba

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