Algerian budju

Budju coin of Mahmud II, 1824

The budju (Arabic: بوجو, romanizedbūjū) was the currency of Algeria until 1848. It was subdivided into 24 muzuna, each of 2 kharub or 29 asper. It was replaced by the franc when the country was occupied by France.


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