Global InformationMarchuwa information
 Marchuwa, a model. | |
| Unit | |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Marchuwa (Latin Script) ማርጯ (Ge'ez) |
| Demographics | |
| User(s) | Kingdom of Wolaita, Hadiya, Kambatta, Sidama, Dawuro, Gamo, and Gofa [1] |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Kingdom of Wolaita |
| Valuation | |
| Value | 0.50 USD |
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |
Marchuwa (Geʽez: ማርጯ, Wolaytta: Mariccuwaa) was a currency used by the Kingdom of Wolaita. Marchuwa was a bundle of thin metal strips one cubit long, used as trading currency. Marchuwa was equal to 18 Maria Theresa Thalers or 0.50 US dollars.[2][3][4]
- ^ Argaw Yimam, Ass. Professor Wondu. "Power Consolidation, Modernization and Commercial Splendor in Pre-Colonial Africa: The Case of Wolaita Kingdom (1500's 1894)" (PDF). Global Scientific Journal. p. 12. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Stigand, C. H. (Chauncey Hugh). (1910). To Abyssinia through an unknown land: an account of a journey through unexplored regions of British East Africa by Lake Rudolf to the kingdom of Menelek.
- ^ Argaw Yimam, Ass. Professor Wondu. "Power Consolidation, Modernization and Commercial Splendor in Pre-Colonial Africa: The Case of Wolaita Kingdom (1500's 1894)" (PDF). Global Scientific Journal. p. 12. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Vanderheym, J.-Gaston Auteur du texte (1896). Une expédition avec le négous Ménélik : vingt mois en Abyssinie... / J.-G. Vanderheym ; [préface de Jules Claretie].