Live auction - fco_471608 - TUNISIA - FRENCH PROTECTORATE 20 Francs (module de) 1954 Paris
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| Estimate : | 800 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 05 June 2018 18:04:40 |
Type : 20 Francs (module de)
Date: 1954
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 303
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 680 ‰
Diameter : 35 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 20 g.
Edge : striée fine
Rarity : R2
Obverse
Obverse legend : PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS 1954.
Obverse description : Entrelacs fermé d’épis.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EN ARABE : MOHAMMAD AL LAMINE BEY TUNIS DATE DE L’HÉGIRE 1374.
Reverse description : Listel de style arabe, palme et branche d’olivier.
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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