Tunisia 1914-A franc

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3687

This specimen was lot 3687 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $65.45. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TUNISIA: Muhammad V, 1906-1922, AR franc, 1914/AH1332, attractive toning, NGC graded MS63." 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 (A mint mark).

Recorded mintage: 201,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-238.

Source:

• 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 Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

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• 1916 50 centimes
• Coins and currency dated 1914