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1/4 Budju - Mahmud II
| Issuer | Regency of Algiers |
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| Year | 1814-1831 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Circular field featuring a multi-line Arabic calligraphic inscription divided by a horizontal rule into upper and lower registers, reading 'Struck in Algeria 1237' (AH), referencing the Hijri mint date. The text is executed in a bold, angular script characteristic of Algerian Ottoman coinage. A beaded border encircles the entire design, consistent with the obverse. The irregular flan and slightly off-center strike are typical of the hammered production technique employed at the Algiers Mint. |
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The Regency of Algiers occupied an awkward political position throughout Mahmud II's reign — nominally Ottoman but functionally autonomous, its deys conducting independent foreign policy, extracting tribute from European powers, and running a corsair economy that would ultimately provoke the French invasion of 1830. The budju coinage was the Regency's own denominational system, distinct from Ottoman issues and calibrated to local commercial needs rather than imperial standards.
French forces took Algiers in July 1830, ending three centuries of Ottoman-affiliated rule. Coins of this type struck in the final years of the series were likely in active circulation when the city fell.