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10 Centimes - Muhammad V Essai

Issuer French Protectorate of Tunisia
Year 1918
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Value 10 Centimes (0.10 TNF)
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Obverse description The obverse features a round central perforation surrounded by bold Arabic inscriptions filling the field in a traditional calligraphic style. The legend, arranged in multiple registers radiating around the central hole, reads the royal titulature of Muhammad al-Nasir Bey of Tunisia along with the denomination of 10 centimes and the Hijri date 1337. The entire design is enclosed within a distinctive scalloped or crenellated border typical of French Protectorate-era Tunisian coinage. There is no effigy; the design relies entirely on calligraphic lettering as its principal decorative and informational element. The composition and layout reflect the dual Arabic-French character of the protectorate's monetary issues.
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Reverse lettering TUNISIE 10 CENTIMES 1918 ESSAI PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS
(Translation: Tunisia 10 Centimes 1918 Essai French Protectorate)
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Mintage 1337 (1918) - ١٣٣٧
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