Afghanistan 1921-1926 or 1928

Last modified: 2011-06-10 by ian macdonald
Keywords: mosque (white) | mihrab (white) | minbar (white) | pulpit (white) | flags: 2 (white) | swords: 2 (crossed) | headgear: shako (white) | star: 8 points (faceted) | oval (black) |
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by Jaume Ollé and Ivan Sache

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• Historical Flags (Afghanistan)
• Afghanistan
• Afghanistan: Index of all pages

According to Baert 2001, an oval replaced the circle inscribing the mosque in 1921. The above image differs from Baert 2001's image only by minor details. In 1926, Amanullah was proclaimed King and changed the national flag by modernizing the arms.

Ivan Sache, 12 April 2002