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𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻

Arabic dirham coins were widely used in Viking-age Europe and valued as high-quality silver. Abundant silver mining in the Middle East, along with the booming slave trade between Vikings and the Islamic world, brought large quantities of these coins into Europe.

Fake dirham coins made in Europe, like this coin brooch, did exist. About 5–10% of Arabic coins found in Viking graves are replicas (Kindtler-Nielsen, 2023).



Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-66320409
https://historienet.dk/civilisationer/vikinger/vikingerne-forfalskede-arabiske-moenter

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻- 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝟱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝟭𝟳𝟵𝟮

Obverse: Within an oval, soldiers take an oath before France, who sits on a pedestal holding a tablet engraved with the Rights of Man. The French Revolution's motto, "VIVRE LIBRES OU MOURIR" ("Live free or die"), is inscribed outside the oval.

Reverse: Around the edge: "MONNERON FRERES NEGOCIANS A PARIS 1792" ("Monneron Brothers, Merchants in Paris"). A nine-line legend states the token’s value and its exchange for assignats (currency) of 50 livres and lower, along with the Republic's date—Year 4.