Rohfija

Rohfija, derived from, is the official currency of Weefistan, and the only legal currency that can be used there. It is issued by the Vatanijé Musruf; National Bank. It is subdivided into 100 soman. It was introduced in 1980, replacing the old lira currency.

One rohfija is pegged into the US dollar at a 5% rate of USD 1 = WFR 5, and WFR 1 = USD 0.5. During the 2001 Weef financial crisis, the currency inflated up to 38%, thus, USD 1 was equivalent to 4,329 WFR. The first issue was replaced with the second issue.

The symbol used for Rohfija is ꭆ, designed by Malkos Atereg. It was not officially adopted until 2002, after the reissuing of the currency. The symbol prior to that was Rf.

First Rohfija (1980-2002)
On May 21, 1980, the military junta government of Weefistan, under Abha Jalik, abolished the Weef lira and replaced it with the Rohfija. The name, 'Rohfija', derived from the Indian currency, rupee. Jalik replaced the currency because of greater ties with India. Each banknote and coin included Jalik's portrait, until his ousting in 1991. In 2002, the currency was heavily inflated and was replaced with the second issue.