Northern Ethiopian amole reckoning
Northern Ethiopian amole reckoning: a historical unit of account.
- Dates in use
- Introduction and ending not established
- Ancestry branch
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Where this money came from
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The story
Tax schedules specify 8/6/4 bars per camel/mule/donkey load; analysis describes a price structure reckoned in amoles. Worn bars ceased to be accepted as money and were instead weighed as commodities. [1]
Lifecycle review: 1935 invasion is a study-period boundary, not a proven demonetization date. No complete family extinction established. [2]
Turning points
Account-unit observation
Alvarez reports widespread salt-bar monetary use and court-expense provision. Earlier 525 salt trade is context, not proof of continuous identity to amole. [3]
Sources and evidence
- Richard Pankhurst · Richard Pankhurst, Primitive money in Ethiopia, Journal de la Société des Africanistes32(2),1962, pp.213–248 C1352 ↗
- Richard Pankhurst · Richard Pankhurst, Primitive money in Ethiopia, Journal de la Société des Africanistes32(2),1962, pp.213–248 C1724 ↗
- Richard Pankhurst · Richard Pankhurst, Primitive money in Ethiopia, Journal de la Société des Africanistes32(2),1962, pp.213–248 C1353 ↗
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“Northern Ethiopian amole reckoning.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V26-ETHIOPIA-AMOLE.html