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[[Image:TUN_1364_1franc-obv (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | [[Image:TUN_1364_1franc-obv (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | ||
[[Image:TUN_1364_1franc-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | [[Image:TUN_1364_1franc-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Tunisia 1945 franc obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from 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 POR 1 FRANC' meaning 'good for 1 franc'. 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). | This type was struck in AH 1340-1364 anonymously. It is token coinage, the reverse script specifies 'BON POR 1 FRANC' meaning 'good for 1 franc'. 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). | ||
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* return to coins of [[Tunisia]] | * return to coins of [[Tunisia]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:52, 23 April 2024
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This type was struck in AH 1340-1364 anonymously. It is token coinage, the reverse script specifies 'BON POR 1 FRANC' meaning 'good for 1 franc'. 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: 10,699,000.
Specification: aluminum-bronze.
Catalog reference: KM 247.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Link to:
- 1917 1 franc
- 1945 20 francs
- 1944 10 francs
- 1946 5 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1945
- return to coins of Tunisia