fco_977877 - TUNISIA - FRENCH PROTECTORATE 1 Franc AH1309 1892 Paris
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Type : 1 Franc AH1309
Date: AH1309
Date: 1892
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 1575000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 835 ‰
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,98 g.
Edge : striée
Obverse
Obverse legend : TUNISIE / 1 / FRANC / 1892.
Obverse description : dans un cercle d’entrelacs et d’étoiles.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EN ARABE : ALI, BEY DE TUNIS, DATE 1309 DE L’HÉGIRE 2 FRANCS.
Reverse description : Texte arabe entre palme et branche d’olivier.
Commentary
Frappe au nom d’Ali III Bey, bey de Tunis de 1882 à 1902.
Historical background
TUNISIA - FRENCH PROTECTORATE
(1881-1956)
The French protectorate of Tunisia was established by the Treaty of Bardo of May 12, 1881. The political, economic and social structures of the country were transformed and the monetary system was modeled on that of France with the adoption of identical modules. The protectorate was finally abolished on March 20, 1956 after negotiations constituting the culmination of the Tunisian national movement..
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