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The budju () was the currency of
The budju () was the currency of Algeria
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until 1848. It was subdivided into 24 ''muzuna'', each of 2 ''kharub'' or 29 ''asper''. It was replaced by the franc
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when the country was occupied by France
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Coins
In the early 19th century, copper coins were issued in denominations of 2 and 5 aspers, billon 1 kharub, silver 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12 muzuna, 1 and 2 budju, and gold ¼, ½ and 1 ''sultani''.References
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{{Econ-hist-stub Currencies of Algeria Ottoman Algeria Modern obsolete currencies 1848 disestablishments