International audienceDuring the 16th century, the Ottoman Province of Egypt and its dependencies (Yemen, Hedjaz and Habash) formed a monetary area, distinctively different from other parts of the Ottoman Empire. After a severe crisis, its monetary system recovered stability around 1525. The mamluk silver medin (nisf fidda) continued to be mint, but gold coins prevailed largely and Egypt remained unaffected by debasements until the very end of the sixteenth century. This was probably due to the influx of large quantities of gold powder carried into Egypt from Bilâd al-Takrûr by caravans.Durant le XVIe siècle, la province ottomane d'Egypte et ses dépendances (Hedjaz, Yémen et Habash) constituaient une zone monétaire notablement différente de...