Tunisia 1916-A 50 centimes

from the Ma’adi Collection

from the Ma’adi Collection

from the Mountain Groan Collection

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 the 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: 3,614,000.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 silver, 0.0671 ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 237.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1892-A 20 francs d'or
• AH 1334/1915-A 50 centimes
• AH 1334/1916-A 5 centimes
• AH 1334/1916-A franc
• 1917-A franc
• Coins and currency dated 1916
• return to coins of Tunisia