Algeria's post-independence coinage was administered through the Banque d'Algérie, established in 1963 to displace the franc system inherited from French rule. This denomination saw continuous use across three decades of considerable political turbulence, including the civil conflict of the 1990s — a period when ordinary commerce continued through some of the country's most violent years.
Algeria's post-independence coinage was administered through the Banque d'Algérie, established in 1963 to displace the franc system inherited from French rule. This denomination saw continuous use across three decades of considerable political turbulence, including the civil conflict of the 1990s — a period when ordinary commerce continued through some of the country's most violent years.