Tunisia 1913-A 2 francs
This specimen was lot 1381 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "TUNISIA: Muhammad al-Nasir Bey, 1906-1922, AR 2 francs, 1913/AH1332-A, mintage of only 303 pieces, rare, toned with light iridescent hues, NGC graded AU55, ex The 1914 Collection. The only graded example of this date at NGC." This type was struck in AH 1325-1340 in the name of Muhammad al-Nasir Bey. By this point in Tunisian history, the Ottomans had lost influence and France had gained control through debt ownership, making Tunisia a protectorate. Starting in AH 1308/1891 AD, all coins began showing both Arabic and French legends, and the denominations became decimal-based. All minting during the French protectorate period occurred in Paris (mint mark "A").
Recorded mintage: 303.
Specifications: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, 27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-239, Lec-272.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.
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