واحد مانجيز One munjiz

Minted during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I from copper

Mining of Egypt  1566-1574

Ottoman Empire (680-1342 AH / 1281-1924 AD)

The “Ottoman Manqar” is a small copper or bronze coin used in everyday transactions in the Ottoman Empire. Also known as a “mangir” or “bel”, it was used as a small fraction of larger currencies such as the silver “akçe” and the gold “lira.”

Details of the Ottoman Manqar Coin

Material: Copper or bronze.

Use: For small daily transactions.

Value: The value of the Manqar was a small fraction of that of other major currencies, representing a smaller fraction of the silver Akçe.

Other names: Also called “mangir” and “bal.”

Counterweight: In some cases, the manqir was worth smaller fractions of other coins. For example, in some periods, 40 paras were worth one qirsh, as the para itself was a small copper coin.