Definition

• A silver coin of Abyssinia, the one twentieth part of the Talari (q.v.). Under the reign of Menelik, however, a decree was passed abolishing the decimal system, and making the Guerche the one sixteenth of the Talari. The name is synonymous to Ghrush (q.v.), or Piastre. Copper Guerches and their subdivisions were issued by Menelik previous to the silver pieces.

Source

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

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