https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Tunisia_AH_1279_100_piastresTunisia AH 1279 100 piastres - Revision history2026-07-17T13:31:09ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.0https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Tunisia_AH_1279_100_piastres&diff=632466&oldid=prevLatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Osnabruck," to "Osnabrück,"2026-04-20T05:00:28Z<p>Text replacement - "Osnabruck," to "Osnabrück,"</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The coin shown is a gold hundred piastres from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz, 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 onward, 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. </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The coin shown is a gold hundred piastres from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz, 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 onward, 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. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 344 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Osnabruck</del>, Germany, where it sold for 1400 euros. The catalog description reads: <blockquote>"''OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-'AZÎZ KHAN (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLAZIZ HAN)) 15. DHÛ I-HIJJA 1277 - 5. JUMÂDÂ II 1293 H. 25. JUNI 1861 - 30. MAI 1876, GESTORBEN 5. JUNI 1876 Goldprägungen der Münzstätte Tûnis 100 Riyal 1279 H., Tûnis. Mit dem Dey von Tûnis Muhammad as-Sâdiq. GOLD. RR Vorzüglich Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker, Osnabrück 2005, Nr. 1312.'' (Ottoman coins of Abdul Aziz (1861-76), Tunis mint, gold hundred riyals of AH 1279, in the name of Muhammad al-Sadiq, very rare, extremely fine. From Künker sale of 2005, lot 1312.)"</blockquote></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 344 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Osnabrück</ins>, Germany, where it sold for 1400 euros. The catalog description reads: <blockquote>"''OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-'AZÎZ KHAN (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLAZIZ HAN)) 15. DHÛ I-HIJJA 1277 - 5. JUMÂDÂ II 1293 H. 25. JUNI 1861 - 30. MAI 1876, GESTORBEN 5. JUNI 1876 Goldprägungen der Münzstätte Tûnis 100 Riyal 1279 H., Tûnis. Mit dem Dey von Tûnis Muhammad as-Sâdiq. GOLD. RR Vorzüglich Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker, Osnabrück 2005, Nr. 1312.'' (Ottoman coins of Abdul Aziz (1861-76), Tunis mint, gold hundred riyals of AH 1279, in the name of Muhammad al-Sadiq, very rare, extremely fine. From Künker sale of 2005, lot 1312.)"</blockquote></div></td></tr>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:TUN_1279_100riyal_kunker-lot344-13Dec2011-EUR1400.jpg|550px|thumb|Courtesy Kunker Auctions]]<br />
The coin shown is a gold hundred piastres from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz, 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 onward, 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. <br />
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This specimen was lot 344 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in Osnabruck, Germany, where it sold for 1400 euros. The catalog description reads: <blockquote>"''OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-'AZÎZ KHAN (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLAZIZ HAN)) 15. DHÛ I-HIJJA 1277 - 5. JUMÂDÂ II 1293 H. 25. JUNI 1861 - 30. MAI 1876, GESTORBEN 5. JUNI 1876 Goldprägungen der Münzstätte Tûnis 100 Riyal 1279 H., Tûnis. Mit dem Dey von Tûnis Muhammad as-Sâdiq. GOLD. RR Vorzüglich Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker, Osnabrück 2005, Nr. 1312.'' (Ottoman coins of Abdul Aziz (1861-76), Tunis mint, gold hundred riyals of AH 1279, in the name of Muhammad al-Sadiq, very rare, extremely fine. From Künker sale of 2005, lot 1312.)"</blockquote><br />
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''Recorded mintage'': unknown. <br />
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''Specifications'': 19.68 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.5695 troy oz AGW, this specimen 19.44 g. <br />
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''Catalog reference'': Fr-1, Fenina 384; KM 149; Ölcer 32.702; Pere -. <br />
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''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'': <br />
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br />
''Link to:''<br />
* [[Tunisia AH 1274 100 piastres|AH 1274 100 piastres]]<br />
* [[Tunisia AH 1280 100 piastres|AH 1280 100 piastres]]<br />
* [[Coins and currency dated 1862]]<br />
* return to coins of [[Tunisia]]<br />
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[[Category:Gold coins of Africa]][[Category:The Sultan Collection]]</div>Pastakhov