1 Dinar History of Algerian Coinage

Algeria's 1991 gold dinar sits in an awkward historical moment: the country was mid-collapse politically, with the military's cancellation of the 1991 legislative elections — after the Islamic Salvation Front swept the first round — triggering a civil conflict that would consume the following decade. A commemorative gold issue during that particular year carries a certain irony. The "History of Algerian Coinage" series drew on numismatic heritage stretching from Numidian bronze to Ottoman copper, a politically useful narrative of continuous sovereignty for a government struggling to assert legitimacy.