fco_703190 - TUNISIA - FRENCH PROTECTORATE Essai de 10 Centimes 1945 Paris
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Type : Essai de 10 Centimes
Date: 1945
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 1100
Metal : zinc
Diameter : 17,54 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,52 g.
Edge : striée
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : EN ARABE : MOHAMMAD AL LAMINE BEY TUNIS DATE DE L’HÉGIRE 1364 / 10 CENTIMES / ESSAI.
Obverse description : Inscription arabe avec date de l’Hégire autour de la perforation centrale.
Reverse
Reverse legend : TUNISIE/ 10 CENTIMES/ 1945/ ESSAI/ PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS.
Reverse description : Rameau et branche d’olivier autour de la perforation centrale.
Commentary
Ce type, aussi bien émis qu’en essai ou piéfort, semble beaucoup plus rare et difficile à trouver que les chiffres officiels de fabrication ne le laisseraient penser. L’exemplaire provient de la Collection Pierre, MONNAIES 30, n° 1268.
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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