AFGHANISTAN. Kingdom. Mohammad Zahir Shah, 1933-1973. Silver 1/2 Afghani. Kabul, SH1315 (1936). UNC. KM-932.2. Hamidi-72A.

This silver 1/2 Afghani was struck at the Kabul Mint in SH1315 (1936 AD) during the reign of Mohammad Zahir Shah, in only the third year of his long rule as King of Afghanistan. Zahir Shah came to the throne on 8 November 1933 following the assassination of his father Mohammad Nadir Shah, ascending at the age of 19. The SH1315 date places this coin in the early consolidation phase of his reign, a period when the foundations of a stable, modernizing Afghan state were being carefully laid.

Catalogued as KM-932.2 and Hamidi-72A, this is a recognized variety within the 1/2 Afghani series of the Kingdom. The type was struck in .500 fine silver to a standard specification of 4.75 grams at 24mm diameter. The 1/2 Afghani occupied an important position in the Afghan monetary hierarchy as a silver denomination in active use, and examples from the early Zahir Shah years are appreciably scarcer than later dates in the series.

Graded Uncirculated, this coin retains full original mint luster and surfaces free of circulation wear — a meaningful distinction for a silver denomination of this era, as the 1/2 Afghani circulated actively and surviving examples in UNC condition represent a small fraction of the original mintage. The combination of the early SH1315 date, the KM-932.2 variety attribution, the Hamidi reference, and Uncirculated preservation makes this an exceptional example for the specialist collector of Afghan coinage or Islamic world silver.