Kharf Publique Deposited
A string of beads, used as money in some parts of Abyssinia. This currency is described in detail by A. Thomson D' Abbadie, in the Numismatic Chronicle (vol. ii. 1839-1840). He states that the string consists of 120 beads, called Kharaz; three of the beads form a Kebar, and forty Kebar a Kharf. The Kharaz are carried in bags, or tied up in the corner of a cloth. They are marked by a little dark brown ring and vary in thickness from four to seven millimetres.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)