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The falus was a bronze/copper currency of
The falus was a bronze/copper currency of Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
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Minted between 1672–1901, denominations of , , 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 falus are recorded in the Standard Catalogue.
Identification
They are typically denominated by size rather than by inscription, and can be difficult to identify precisely.Depreciation
From 1862, the falus was allowed to float, while the exchange rate for the silverdirham
The dirham, dirhem or dirhm ( ar, درهم) is a silver unit of currency historically and currently used by several Arab and Arab influenced states. The term has also been used as a related unit of mass.
Unit of mass
The dirham was a un ...
was fixed: this resulted in currency speculation and depreciation, with effectively two parallel currencies.
References
See also
*Fils (currency)
The fils (Arabic: فلس) is a subdivision of currency used in some Arab countries, such as Iraq and Bahrain. The term is a modern retranscription of ''fals'', an early medieval Arab coin.
"Fils" is the singular form in Arabic, not plural (as its ...
Economic history of Morocco
Currencies of Africa
Numismatics
Coins of Morocco
17th-century establishments in Morocco
20th-century disestablishments in Morocco
Currencies of Morocco
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