fco_660916 - TUNISIA - FRENCH PROTECTORATE 20 Centimes 1942 Paris
90.00 €(Approx. 93.60$ | 74.70£)
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Type : 20 Centimes
Date: 1942
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 5000000
Metal : zinc
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,75 g.
Edge : striée
Obverse
Obverse legend : EN ARABE : AHMED BEY TUNIS, DATE DE L’HÉGIRE 1361 / 20 CENTIMES.
Obverse description : Inscription arabe avec date de l’Hégire autour de la perforation centrale.
Reverse
Reverse legend : TUNISIE/ 20 CENTIMES/ 1942 / PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS.
Reverse description : Rameau et branche d’olivier autour de la perforation centrale.
Commentary
Monnaie rare, malgré une quantité frappée assez importante.
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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