Daga ƙarni na 2 AD, Larabawa sun san tsibiran da ake kira 'Money Isles'. An yi amfani da Monetaria moneta na ƙarni a matsayin kuɗi a Afirka, kuma ƙasashen yamma sun gabatar da Maldivian cowries da yawa a Afirka a lokacin cinikin bayi. Cowry yanzu alama ce ta Hukumar Kula da Kuɗin Maldives. Tambaya: menene Larabawa suka kira tsibiran
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