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Budju - Abdel Kader
| Issuer | Emirate of Abdelkader |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Currency | Budju (1834-1847) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse lettering | ١٢٥٦ |
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The Emirate of Abd al-Qadir was an improvised state built under sustained French military pressure in western Algeria, and its coinage reflects that urgency. The Budju was struck at Tlemcen or Tagdempt — the emirate's mobile administrative centers shifted as French forces advanced — using dies cut by local craftsmen working outside any established mint tradition.
Abd al-Qadir surrendered to the French in 1847, ending the emirate entirely. Coins from the final years of issue, including this 1840 piece, circulated through a population actively at war.