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  2. Manilla (money) - Wikipedia

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    Manilla (money) An Okpoho-type manilla from south-eastern Nigeria. Manilla bundle of copper and copper alloys, various eras, West Africa. Manillas[pronunciation?] are a form of commodity money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. [1] They were produced in large numbers in a wide range of designs, sizes, and weights.

  3. African textiles - Wikipedia

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    African textiles. African textiles are textiles from various locations across the African continent. Across Africa, there are many distinctive styles, techniques, dyeing methods, and decorative and functional purposes. These textiles hold cultural significance and also have significance as historical documents of African design.

  4. African Monetary Union - Wikipedia

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    When it is fully implemented via Pan-African Parliament legislation, the ACB will be the sole issuer of the African single currency (African Monetary Union/Afro), will become the banker of African Governments, will be the banker to Africa's private and public banking institutions, will regulate and supervise the African banking industry, and ...

  5. List of currencies in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Many African countries change their currency's appearance when a new government takes power (often the new head of state will appear on bank notes), though the notional value remains the same. Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar).

  6. List of motifs on banknotes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of current motifs on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen on the front (or obverse) and a different motif on the back (or reverse) - often something relating to that person. One exception to this is the euro banknotes, where non-existent ...

  7. Rai stones - Wikipedia

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    Rai stones. A rai stone (Yapese: raay), [1] or fei stone, [2] is one of many large artifacts that were manufactured and treasured by the native inhabitants of the Yap islands in Micronesia. They are also known as Yapese stone money or similar names. The typical rai stone is carved out of crystalline limestone and shaped like a disk with a hole ...

  8. Lumi (currency) - Wikipedia

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    The African Kingdoms lumi is Africa's new global currency with rapidly growing usage throughout continental Africa and the Sixth Region. In March 2024 the lumi (AKL) joined the basket of global currencies used for African developmental purposes when it was adopted as an official tender by the executive secretary of Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA), a forty-seven (47) member states Pan ...

  9. CFA franc - Wikipedia

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    CFA franc. The CFA franc (French: franc CFA, [fʁɑ̃ seɛfɑ]) is the name of two currencies used by 210 million people (as of 2023) in fourteen African countries: the West African CFA franc (where "CFA" stands for Communauté Financière Africaine, i.e. "African Financial Community" in English), used in eight West African countries, and the ...

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