{"product_id":"cstc-a17b","title":"AFGHANISTAN. Democratic Republic. Manganese Brass 25 Pul. Llantrisant, SH1359 (1980). KM-996. Schön-106. Y-115.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis manganese brass 25 Pul was struck at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales in SH1359 (1980 AD), during the early years of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan — the Soviet-backed government established following the Saur Revolution of April 1978, which overthrew the republic of Mohammad Daoud Khan and brought the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan to power. The Democratic Republic period, spanning 1978 to 1987, saw Afghanistan drawn deeply into the orbit of the Soviet Union, culminating in the Soviet military intervention of December 1979 that began one of the defining conflicts of the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe decision to strike Afghan coinage at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant rather than domestically reflects the practical realities of the period. Afghanistan had no modern domestic minting infrastructure capable of producing machine-struck coinage to the standard required for circulation, and contracting production to foreign mints — including the Royal Mint — was a continuation of a long-established Afghan practice. Earlier Zahir Shah-era coinage had also been struck at Llantrisant, and the Democratic Republic government continued this arrangement for its circulation series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCatalogued as KM-996, Schön-106, and Y-115, this type was struck in manganese brass to a standard weight of 2.3 grams at 19mm diameter. The 25 Pul represented one quarter of an Afghani in the Democratic Republic monetary system. The SH1359 date corresponds to 1980 AD in the Solar Hijri calendar — the year following the Soviet intervention, placing this coin at one of the most turbulent and historically charged moments in modern Afghan history. It is a modest denomination struck in a base metal for everyday use, but it is also a tangible artifact of a very specific and dramatic chapter in Afghan political and monetary history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicken Street Trading Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45676480626745,"sku":"CSTC-A17B","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1568\/2873\/files\/0F91484D-7120-40BF-9587-1232D26F2A03.jpg?v=1775524959","url":"https:\/\/chickenstreettrading.com\/products\/cstc-a17b","provider":"Chicken Street Trading Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}