Keur Boubar is a small commune in Senegal that issued its own local coinage — a phenomenon that occurred across parts of francophone West Africa during periods when small-denomination coins were scarce in everyday commerce. These hyper-local aluminium pieces filled genuine transactional gaps at the village or municipal level rather than functioning as novelties.
Keur Boubar is a small commune in Senegal that issued its own local coinage — a phenomenon that occurred across parts of francophone West Africa during periods when small-denomination coins were scarce in everyday commerce. These hyper-local aluminium pieces filled genuine transactional gaps at the village or municipal level rather than functioning as novelties.