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1 Franc
| Issuer | Régence de Tunis |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Currency | Franc (1891-1957) |
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| Obverse lettering | Regence De Tunis Un Franc (Translation: Regency of Tunis One Franc) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of a horseshoe arch gateway with black-and-white striped voussoirs, through which a townscape with a minaret and buildings is visible against a mountainous backdrop. The inscription 'DIRECTION DES FINANCES' appears at top and bottom borders, with bilingual French and Arabic text panels flanking the arch on both sides, including the decree date and antiforger warning. |
| Reverse lettering | DIRECTION DES FINANCES Décret du 15 Juillet 1943 (13 Redjeb 1362) Le Contrefacteur est puni des travaux forcés à perpétuité Valeur échangeable contre des billets de la Banque de l'Algérie LITHO LA RAPIDE TUNIS (Translation: Finance Department / Decree of 15 July 1943 / The counterfeiter is punished by hard labour in perpetuity / Exchangeable for banknotes of the Bank of Algeria) |
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