Afghanistan, Kingdom. A Medal For National Buzkashi Championship 1919 (1338 Ah)

In silver, dated "1338" (1919 AD) in Eastern Arabic numerals on the obverse, measuring 44 mm in diameter, the medal with a ring suspension and ornate hanger with its original embroidered ribbon, the latter suspended from a silver slotted hanger with dual prong pinback, edge nicks, contact marks, slight tarnishing, better than very fine.

Footnote: Buzkashi (بزکشی, literally "goat pulling" in Persian) is a Central Asian sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, kupkari, and ulak tartysh in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and as kökbörü and gökbörü in Turkey, where it is played mainly by communities originally from Central Asia. Buzkashi is the national sport and a "passion" in Afghanistan, where it is often played on Fridays and matches draw thousands of fans. Whitney Azoy notes in his book Buzkashi: Game and Power in Afghanistan that "leaders are men who can seize control by means foul and fair and then fight off their rivals. The Buzkashi rider does the same". Traditionally, games could last for several days, but in its more regulated tournament version, it has a limited match time.