Live auction - fco_688461 - TUNISIA - FRENCH PROTECTORATE Essai 5 Francs argent au nom de Ahmed Bey AH 1358 1939 Paris
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Estimate : | 200 € |
Price : | no bid |
Maximum bid : | no bid |
End of the sale : | 07 September 2021 19:10:18 |
Type : Essai 5 Francs argent au nom de Ahmed Bey AH 1358
Date: 1939
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 680 ‰
Diameter : 23,72 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
surface terne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : INSCRIPTION ARABE, DATE 1358 DE L’HÉGIRE.
Obverse description : entre une branche de laurier et une palme, le tout dans un double filet.
Reverse
Reverse legend : TUNISIE // . PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS . // 5 / FRANCS / 1939.
Reverse description : dans un décor de motifs floraux ; ESSAI à droite.
Commentary
Ce type correspond à la moitié de la 10 Francs Turin fabriquée en métropole. Ce type est frappé en 1358 de l’Hégire (1939). Outre l’essai, 1.600.000 exemplaires furent frappés.