fco_904321 - TUNISIA - FRENCH PROTECTORATE 2 Centimes AH1308 1891
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Type : 2 Centimes AH1308
Date: AH1308
Date: 1891
Quantity minted : 1000000
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,95 g.
Edge : lisse
Obverse
Obverse legend : TUNISIE / 2 / CENTIMES / 1891 / A.
Obverse description : au centre du champ, couronne décorative.
Reverse
Reverse description : dans le champ entre une palme et un rameau d’olivier.
Commentary
Frappe au nom d’Ali III Bey, bey de Tunis de 1882 à 1902. Il s’agit de la seule année de frappe pour la 2 Centimes dont les caractéristiques techniques sont similaires à la 2 Centimes Cérès.
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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