Afghan abasi

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For the village in India, see Abasi, India

The abasi was a unit of currency in 19th Century Afghanistan. 3 abasi = 1 rupee. It was further subdivided into 2 sanar or 4 shahi. This system was later replaced with one wherein 1 rupee = 2 kran = 60 paisa, and then finally with the decimalized 1 rupee Afghani = 100 pouls [1]