Vorderseite: Die Freitagsmoschee (Masjid-i-Jami) in Herat; Logo der Da Afghanistan Bank.
Rückseite: Terminalgebäude und Tower des internationalen Flughafens von Kandahar (KDH).

Front side: The Jama Masjid of Herat (Friday mosque); Logo of the Da Afghanistan Bank.
Back side: The terminal buildings and the tower of Kandahar International Airport (KDH).

B355a

(P-71)

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 back side. Holographic stripe at right on the front side. Denomination (٥٠٠) 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.

Compared with B355a described above, the registration device has been repositioned for both varieties below dated 2004. The registration device has moved to the upper left on the front side.

B357a

(P-73)

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 back side. Holographic stripe at right on the front side. Denomination (٥٠٠) 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.

B357b

(P-73)

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 back side. Holographic stripe at right on the front side. Denomination (٥٠٠) 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.

For the following notes the registration device has moved again, this time to the lower right on the front side. The holographic stripe and the windowed security thread have been repositioned as well. Additionally cornerstones have been added as watermark elements.

B363a

(P-76)

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 back side. Holographic stripe at left center on the front side. Denomination (٥٠٠) 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 on the back side. Printed by Thomas de la Rue, United Kingdom.

B363b

(P-76)

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 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 back side. Holographic stripe at left center on the front side. Denomination (٥٠٠) 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 on the back side. Printed by Thomas de la Rue, United Kingdom.

B363c

(P-76)

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 back side. Holographic stripe at left center on the front side. Denomination (٥٠٠) 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 on the back side. Printed by Thomas de la Rue, United Kingdom.

B363d

(P-76)

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 Aklil Ahmad Hakimi. Mausoleum of Mirwais Khan Hotak and cornerstones as watermark. Windowed security thread with demetalized text on the front side. Holographic stripe at left center on the front side. Denomination (٥٠٠) 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 on the back side. 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.