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[[Image:TUN_1353AH_10francs-obv.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | [[Image:TUN_1353AH_10francs-obv.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | ||
[[Image:TUN_1353AH_10francs-rev.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | [[Image:TUN_1353AH_10francs-rev.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | ||
| − | This type was struck in AH 1353-58 in the name of Ahmad Pasha Bey. Only this date is common in the series, the rest have extremely low mintages. 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 1353-58 in the name of Ahmad Pasha Bey. Only this date is common in the series, the rest have extremely low mintages. 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). Unlike other coins issued during the protectorate, this design does not bear the AD date. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,501,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,501,000. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|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. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
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* [[Tunisia AH 1353 20 francs|AH 1353 20 francs]] | * [[Tunisia AH 1353 20 francs|AH 1353 20 francs]] | ||
* [[Tunisia 1934 100 francs|AH 1353 100 francs]] | * [[Tunisia 1934 100 francs|AH 1353 100 francs]] | ||
| − | * [[Tunisia AH | + | * [[Tunisia AH 1355 10 francs|AH 1355 10 francs]] |
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1934]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1934]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Tunisia]] | * return to coins of [[Tunisia]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Ma'adi Collection]] | [[Category:Selections from the Ma'adi Collection]] | ||
Revision as of 17:34, 27 February 2026
This type was struck in AH 1353-58 in the name of Ahmad Pasha Bey. Only this date is common in the series, the rest have extremely low mintages. 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). Unlike other coins issued during the protectorate, this design does not bear the AD date.
Recorded mintage: 1,501,000.
Specification: 10. g, 0.680 silver, 0.2186 ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 262.
- 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.
Link to:
- AH 1353 20 francs
- AH 1353 100 francs
- AH 1355 10 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1934
- return to coins of Tunisia