Tunisia AH 1276 25 piastres
The coin shown is a gold twenty-five piastres from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid, minted in Tunis. After AH 1272, all coins mentioned the local ruler (or Bey) of Tunis, along with the Ottoman sultan. For the issues AH 1276-1277, the local Bey was Muhammad al-Sadiq. Tunisia was under the control of the Ottomans for centuries until lack of financial resources forced it into dependence on France, which made it a protectorate in 1881.
This specimen was lot 175 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in Osnabruck, Germany, where it sold for 600 euros. The catalog description reads:
"OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN Münzen nach der Münzreform von 1845 Goldprägungen der Münzstätte Tûnis 25 Riyal 1276 H., Tûnis. Mit Muhammad as-Sâdiq Bay (1276-1299 H.). RR Vorzüglich + (Ottoman coins of the reform of 1845, Tunis mint, gold twenty-five riyals of AH 1276, rare, extremely fine plus.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 4.90 g, gold, this specimen 4.79 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-5, Fenina 379; KM 139; Ölcer 31.647; Pere -.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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