Vorderseite: Die Shah-do-Shamshira-Moschee [übersetzt: Die Moschee des Königs der zwei Schwerter] im Zentrum Kabuls; Logo der Da Afghanistan Bank.
Rückseite: Der Salangpass (3878 m) im Hindukusch.

Front side: The Shah-do-Shamshira mosque [translated: The mosque of the King of two swords] in the center of Kabul; Logo of the Da Afghanistan Bank.
Back side: The Salang Pass (el. 3878 m) crosses the Hindu Kush.

B353a

(P-69)

Dated ۱۳۸۱1381 SH / 2002 AD
SH = Solar Hijri - the Iranian calender used in Afghanistan
AD = Anno Domini - the Gregorian calender used in Western countries.
Signatures of (Governor) Anwar ul-Haq AhadySignature of A. ul-Haq Ahady and (Minister of Finance) Hedayat Amin ArsalaSignature of H. Amin Arsala. Mausoleum of Mirwais Khan Hotak as watermark. Windowed security thread with demetalized text on the front side. Denomination (٥٠) as registration device. Two horizontal black 7-digit Arabic serial numbers on the back side. Both have numerals of the same size and an alphanumeric fractional prefix. Printed by Giesecke & Devrient, Germany.

B353b

(P-69)

Dated ۱۳۸۳1383 SH / 2004 AD
SH = Solar Hijri - the Iranian calender used in Afghanistan
AD = Anno Domini - the Gregorian calender used in Western countries.
Signatures of (Governor) Anwar ul-Haq AhadySignature of A. ul-Haq Ahady and (Minister of Finance) Ashraf Ghani AhmadzaiSignature of A. Ghani Ahmadzai. Mausoleum of Mirwais Khan Hotak as watermark. Windowed security thread with demetalized text on the front side. Denomination (٥٠) as registration device. Two horizontal black 7-digit Arabic serial numbers on the back side. Both have digits of the same size and an alphanumeric fractional prefix. Printed by Giesecke & Devrient, Germany.

B353c

(P-69)

Dated ۱۳۸۳1383 SH / 2004 AD
SH = Solar Hijri - the Iranian calender used in Afghanistan
AD = Anno Domini - the Gregorian calender used in Western countries.
Signatures of (Governor) Noorullah DelawariSignature of N. Delawari and (Minister of Finance) Anwar ul-Haq AhadySignature of A. ul-Haq Ahady. Mausoleum of Mirwais Khan Hotak as watermark. Windowed security thread with demetalized text on the front side. Denomination (٥٠) as registration device. Two horizontal black 7-digit Arabic serial numbers on the back side. Both have digits of the same size and an alphanumeric fractional prefix. Printed by Giesecke & Devrient, Germany.

Starting with the note dated 1387 SH (2008 AD) the engravings and underprint colors have changed slightly compared with the previous issues. Additionally cornerstones have been added as watermark elements.

B361a

(P-69)

Dated ۱۳۸٧1387 SH / 2008 AD
SH = Solar Hijri - the Iranian calender used in Afghanistan
AD = Anno Domini - the Gregorian calender used in Western countries.
Signatures of (Governor) Abdul Qadeer FitratSignature of A. Qadeer Fitrat and (Minister of Finance) Omar ZakhilwalSignature of Omar Zakhilwal. Mausoleum of Mirwais Khan Hotak and cornerstones as watermark. Windowed security thread with demetalized text on the front side. Denomination (٥٠) as registration device. Two horizontal black 7-digit Arabic serial numbers on the back side. Both have digits of the same size and an alphanumeric fractional prefix. Printed by Thomas de la Rue, United Kingdom.

B361b

(P-69)

Dated ۱۳۸۹1389 SH / 2010 AD
SH = Solar Hijri - the Iranian calender used in Afghanistan
AD = Anno Domini - the Gregorian calender used in Western countries.
Signatures of (Governor) Abdul Qadeer FitratSignature of Abdul Qadeer Fitrat and (Minister of Finance) Omar ZakhilwalSignature of Omar Zakhilwal. Mausoleum of Mirwais Khan Hotak and cornerstones as watermark. Windowed security thread with demetalized text on the front side. Denomination (٥٠) as registration device. Two horizontal black 7-digit Arabic serial numbers on the back side. Both have digits of the same size and an alphanumeric fractional prefix. Printed by Thomas de la Rue, United Kingdom.

B361c

(P-69)

Dated ۱۳۹۱1391 SH / 2012 AD
SH = Solar Hijri - the Iranian calender used in Afghanistan
AD = Anno Domini - the Gregorian calender used in Western countries.
Signatures of (Governor) Noorullah DelawariSignature of N. Delawari and (Minister of Finance) Omar ZakhilwalSignature of Omar Zakhilwal. Mausoleum of Mirwais Khan Hotak and cornerstones as watermark. Windowed security thread with demetalized text on the front side. Denomination (٥٠) as registration device. Two horizontal black 7-digit Arabic serial numbers on the back side. Both have digits of the same size and an alphanumeric fractional prefix. Printed by Thomas de la Rue, United Kingdom.

B361d

(P-69)

Dated ۱۳۹٥1395 SH / 2016 AD
SH = Solar Hijri - the Iranian calender used in Afghanistan
AD = Anno Domini - the Gregorian calender used in Western countries.
Signatures of (Governor) Khalilullah SediqSignature of Khalilullah Sediq and (Minister of Finance) Eklil Ahmad HakimiSignature of Eklil Ahmad Hakimi. Mauso­leum of Mirwais Khan Hotak and cornerstones as watermark. Windowed security thread with demetalized text on the front side. Denomination (٥٠) as registration device. Two horizontal black 7-digit Arabic serial numbers on the back side. Both have digits of the same size and an alphanumeric fractional prefix. Printed by Thomas de la Rue, United Kingdom.

Remarks

Introduced on 7. October 2002.

The numbers used in the first column are taken from (or linked to) Owen Linzmayer's The Banknote Book (bold) and Krause Publications' Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (in brackets).
The bold text at the beginning of the description of every variety indicates those elements, which are necessary to identify the correct variety (if any) without any doubt.