Tunisia AH 1340/1921 50 centimes

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from the Ma’adi Collection
from the Ma’adi Collection
formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection
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This type was struck in AH 1340-1364 anonymously. It is token coinage, the reverse script specifies 'BON POUR 50 CENTIMES' meaning 'good for 50 centimes'. 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 (privy mark).

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.

Specification: aluminum-bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 246.

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.

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