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10 Francs - Muhammad VIII
| Issuer | Tunisia |
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| Year | 1945-1955 |
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| Reference(s) | X#1, Schön#191 |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the Gregorian year date in large numerals, enclosed within a decorative scalloped cartouche surrounded by an interlacing foliate and vine border motif that fills the field to the rim. A circular legend in Latin script encircles the central design, reading 'TUNISIE' at the top and 'PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS' around the lower arc. A small decorative floral or heraldic device appears below the date within the cartouche. The composition is characteristic of the Monnaie de Paris medallic style, with finely engraved ornamental detail throughout. |
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Muhammad VIII al-Amin served as Bey of Tunis under French Protectorate authority, which meant coinage issued in his name carried the fiction of sovereignty while Paris controlled monetary policy entirely. The decade this type spans — 1945 to 1955 — brackets Tunisia's increasingly volatile push toward independence, which finally came in 1956, the year after this series ended.
The .680 fine silver specification reflects postwar metal constraints rather than any traditional Tunisian standard.