Tunisia 1900-A 20 francs
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This specimen was lot 1917 in Goldberg sale 112 (Los Angeles, September 2019), where it sold for $282. The catalog description[1] noted, "Tunisia. 20 Francs, 1900-A. French Protectorate. Arab legend in wreath. Reverse: French name and value. Lustrous. Extremely Fine." This type was struck 1891-1902 by the French in the name of Ali Bey, nominal ruler of Tunisia. Gold twenty francs were struck to the standard of the Franc Germinal until 1928, long after metropolitan France had abandoned it. The 1892-A is the most common date.
Recorded mintage: 150,000.
Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.1867 ounce AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-12; KM-227.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 112: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
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