fco_352841 - TUNISIA - FRENCH PROTECTORATE 50 Centimes AH 1308 1891 Paris
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Price : 50.00 €
Type : 50 Centimes AH 1308
Date: AH1308
Date: 1891
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 1470000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 835 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : striée
Obverse
Obverse legend : TUNISIE / 50 / CENTIMES / 1891.
Obverse description : dans un cercle d’entrelacs et d’étoiles.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EN ARABE : ALI, BEY DE TUNIS, DATE 1308 DE L’HÉGIRE 50 CENTIMES.
Reverse description : Texte arabe entre palme et branche d’olivier.
Commentary
Frappe pour le Bey Ali.
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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