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100 Francs - Ahmad II Bronze-gilt Essai
| Issuer | Tunisia |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Arabic/Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | TUNISIE 1938 |
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Tunisia in 1938 was a French Protectorate, and Ahmad II ibn Ali served as Bey in a role that was largely ceremonial — real authority rested with the Résident Général in Tunis. Essais of this period were struck at the Paris Mint as trial pieces for proposed or approved coinage, and the bronze-gilt composition here is characteristic of Paris essai practice: a base metal planchet given a gold wash to approximate the appearance of a gold issue without the cost of full precious metal production.
Ahmad II died in 1942, having reigned only four years.