Marchuwa
 Marchuwa | |
|---|---|
| kuɗi | |
| Bayanai | |
| Lokacin gamawa | 1913 |
Marchuwa ( Geʽez : Marጯ, Wolaytta : Mariccuwaa) kuɗi ne da Masarautar Wolaita ke amfani da ita. Marchuwa wani dam ne na siriri na karfe mai tsayi tsawon kamu daya, ana amfani da shi azaman kudin ciniki. Marchuwa dai ya kai 18 Maria Theresa Thalers ko kuma dalar Amurka 0.50. [1]
Tarihi[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
Kamar yadda Chauncey Hugh Stigand ya ce, mutanen Welayta sun haɓaka fasahar saƙa da sa tufafin da aka yi da auduga kafin kowace al'ummar Habasha . Muhimmancin auduga ga Welayta ya wuce tufafi. [1] Shalluwa, wani irin zaren da mata ke zagawa, da kayayyakin auduga irin su Karretta Sinna, baƙar fata da aka yi da auduga, an yi amfani da su azaman kuɗi. Lokacin da sassa daban-daban na Afirka suka yi amfani da tsarin ciniki (musayar kayayyaki), jihar Wolaita ta yada wannan nau'in kudin a duk yankinta. [1] Kamar yadda Remo Chiatti ya haskaka a cikin 1903, Marchuwa ɗaya ya kai 18 Maria Theresa Thalers ko dalar Amurka 0.50. [2] [1]
Al’adar baka ta ce akwai rumbun ajiyar Marchuwa a fadar Dalbo wanda daya daga cikin sarakunan daular Wolaita Tigre ya kafa. Don haka, jihar Wolaita ta inganta tsarin banki kafin sauran jihohin Habasha . Majiyoyi sun tabbatar da cewa har lokacin da Menelik II ya mamaye kudancin Hadiya, Kambatta, Sidama, Dawuro, Gamo, da Gofa sun yi amfani da wannan Marchuwa a matsayin kudi.
A lokacin da mutanen Welayta suka shiga cikin daular Habasha ta Menelik II, an maye gurbin Marchuwa da Maria Theresa thaler da tubalan gishiri da ake kira "Amole tchew", wanda ake zaton shine kudin farko na Habasha . [3]