Maazị Ogbonnaya Mark wrote:
These were Igbo currencies before the foreigners introduced their own.
It is called "okpogho". The whiteman tagged it as "bracelet manilla"
Another Igbo word for it is "ego igwe" (iron-money)
Iron is smithened to form it. It's of different types. Each has currency discrepancy.
What do I mean? They measure the high currency base on different factors. It could be the weight, the design.
When someone is rich today people will say: "o nwere ego igwe". It is because of this currency. Or you will hear "o nwere okpogho/,okpogo" (he's wealthy)
The other one is ego ayọrọ (cowries). The Igbo migrated from okpogho to ego ayọrọ. It served as money. You exchange goods and services through this.
The word "ego" became prominent following the introduction of coin and paper money.
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