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English-language publications used "£T" as the sign for the currency, [4] [5] but it is unknown whether it was ever used natively. Between 1844 and 1881, the lira was on a bimetallic standard , with LT 1 = 6.61519 grams pure gold (roughly 9 ⁄ 10 of a British Sovereign ) = 99.8292 grams pure silver.
The Ottoman kuruş was introduced in 1688. It was initially a large silver piece (similar to the European thalers issued by the Ottomans), approximately equal to the French écu, or, from other sources, to the Spanish dollar. It was worth 40 para. In 1844, following sustained debasement, the gold lira was introduced, worth 100 kuruş.
Al Manqab Al Afriqi was the first newspaper in Libya, established in 1827 by the European consuls in Tripoli, and was published in French.In 1866, Tarablos al Gharb by the Wali of the Ottoman Sultanate was published in Othmani Turkish and Arabic.
The Daily Times was a Nigerian newspaper with headquarters in Lagos.At its peak, in the 1970s, it was one of the most successful locally-owned businesses in Africa. [1]The paper went into decline after it was purchased by the government in 1975.
Libyan half pound, with the portrait of King Idris of Libya. The Libyan pound (Arabic جنيه, junieh; sign: £L) was the currency of Libya between 1951 and 1971. It was divided into 100 piastres (قرش, qirsh) and 1000 milliemes (مليم).
The Venetian lira was one of the currencies in use in Italy and due to the economic power of the Venetian Republic a popular currency in the Eastern Mediterranean trade. During the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire and the Eyalet of Egypt adopted the lira as their national currency, equivalent to 100 piasters or kuruş. When the Ottoman Empire ...
Daily Times, newspaper published in Nigeria; Daily Times, newspaper published in Pakistan; The Daily Times may refer to the following newspapers: The Daily Times, newspaper published in Malawi; The Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland), newspaper published in Salisbury, Maryland, USA
Pages in category "Daily newspapers published in Nigeria" ... Daily Post (Nigeria) Daily Times (Nigeria) This Day; Daylight (newspaper) G. The Guardian (Nigeria) I.