Tunisia 1922-A 2 francs
This specimen was lot 25058 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "TUNISIA. 2 Francs, AH 1341 (1922-A). NGC MS-63. RARE low mintage issue, only 303 pieces struck. Sharply struck with light toning and quite attractive." This type was struck 1922-27 in the name of Muhammad al-Habib Bey, a French puppet. All dates are rare. The French left in 1956 and in 1957 a republic was established, ousting the discredited monarchy. Also in the 1920's, aluminum bronze two francs (KM 248) were struck without the bey's name; these are common by comparison.
Recorded mintage: 303.
Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, .266 troy oz ASW, 27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-251.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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- 1918-A 2 francs
- 1922-A silver 50 centimes
- 1924-A 2 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1922
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