Algeria AH 1249 budju
This specimen was lot 2008 in Goldberg sale 122 (Los Angeles, June 2021), where it sold for $252. The catalog description[1] noted, "Algiers. Budju, AH1249 (1833). NGC graded Extremely Fine Detail (Reverse Scratched)." Algeria formed part of the Ottoman Empire from 1518 AD (AH 924). However, as the centuries wore on, the region became a haven for piracy and was only nominally ruled by the Turks. France ruled Algeria since conquering it in the 1840's and many Frenchmen had emigrated there and set up farms, businesses, etc. However, the German occupation of France during World War Two fatally weakened French control and the native Muslim majority began to resist discrimination and oppression. Finally, after an eight year war, president Charles de Gaulle braved the wrath of the French right wing and granted Algeria independence in 1962. This type was struck AH 1247-1253 by the bey of Algiers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, 7.9-9.8 g.
Catalog reference: KM-83.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 122: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2021.
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