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In December 1996, shortly after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan's institutions, Ehsanullah Ehsan, the chairman of the Taliban's Central Bank, declared most afghani notes in circulation to be worthless (approximately 100 trillion Afghani) and cancelled the contract with the Russian firm that had been printing the currency since 1992.
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The highest numerical value banknote ever printed was a note for 1 sextillion pengő (10 21 or 1 milliard bilpengő as printed) printed in Hungary in 1946. In 2009, Zimbabwe printed a 100 trillion (10 14) Zimbabwean dollar note, which at the time of printing was worth about US$30. [13]
More than $100 trillion in household wealth is expected to be passed down as part of the Great Wealth Transfer, the largest in U.S. history, according to a new report.
July 1923 saw notes up to 50-million-ℳ︁, with 10-milliard (10 10)-ℳ︁ notes introduced in September. The hyperinflation peaked in October 1923 and banknote denominations rose to 100-trillion (10 14)-ℳ︁. At the end of the hyperinflation, these notes were worth approximately £stg5.2 or US$23.81. [24] [25] [26]
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The Afghan rupee was the currency of Afghanistan between the mid-18th century and early 20th century. [2] [1] It was subdivided into 60 paisa, each of 10 dinar.Other denominations issued included the shahi of 5 paisa, the sanar of 10 paisa, the abbasi of 20 paisa, the qiran of 1 ⁄ 2 rupee and the tilla and later the amani, both of Rs. 10/-.
After the fall of Kabul in August 2021, the Biden administration froze the funds in New York, because it was unclear who had the legal authority to access the account. [3]On 11 February 2022, President Joe Biden announced that he intended to move $3.5 billion from the account to a trust fund to support humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, and reserve $3.5 billion for potential legal claims ...