Definition

• A billon coin, plated with gold, issued by Yussuf Pascha in Tripoli in 1827. It was forced upon the people as the equivalent of a Spanish Dol- lar, but only a few days after its introduc- tion the value of this coin depreciated over ninety per cent, and it was one of the factors that led to the revolution of 1832, which resulted in Yussuf 's abdication.

Source

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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