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Nisfiah

A gold coin of the Ottoman Empire, of the weight of about twenty grains and the half of the Zermahbub. The name is derived from nisf, the half. In the Algiers currency it is the half of the Sultany or Solthani.


Synonyms: Nisfiyeh
Source: Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)
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