The Regency of Algiers operated as an Ottoman tributary state with significant practical autonomy, and its coinage reflects that ambiguity — struck in the Dey's name while nominally acknowledging Ottoman suzerainty under Mahmud II. Billon issues of this period were notoriously inconsistent in alloy, with silver content varying enough that contemporary merchants often had to assay pieces individually before accepting them.
French forces landed at Sidi Ferruch in June 1830, ending the Regency entirely. Coins of this final administrative period saw only a few years of circulation before the monetary system was swept away.
The Regency of Algiers operated as an Ottoman tributary state with significant practical autonomy, and its coinage reflects that ambiguity — struck in the Dey's name while nominally acknowledging Ottoman suzerainty under Mahmud II. Billon issues of this period were notoriously inconsistent in alloy, with silver content varying enough that contemporary merchants often had to assay pieces individually before accepting them.
French forces landed at Sidi Ferruch in June 1830, ending the Regency entirely. Coins of this final administrative period saw only a few years of circulation before the monetary system was swept away.