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Ashrafi ( Arabic: أَشْرَفِيّ ) is a gold coin which originated in the Muslim World, and which was later widely adopted as currency in regions under Muslim rule in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia.
The coin was first minted in 1407 and was named after al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Dīn Barsbāy (d. 1438), one of the Mamluk rulers of Egypt. It originally weighed 3.45 grams.
- Fragner, B. (2011). "Ašrafī". Encyclopædia Iranica. 2: 797–798.
- Gold Ashrafi coin, struck during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent ( archived 4 November 2021)
| This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (July 2021) |
Ashrafi ( Arabic: أَشْرَفِيّ ) is a gold coin which originated in the Muslim World, and which was later widely adopted as currency in regions under Muslim rule in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia.
The coin was first minted in 1407 and was named after al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Dīn Barsbāy (d. 1438), one of the Mamluk rulers of Egypt. It originally weighed 3.45 grams.
- Fragner, B. (2011). "Ašrafī". Encyclopædia Iranica. 2: 797–798.
- Gold Ashrafi coin, struck during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent ( archived 4 November 2021)