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2 Francs
| Issuer | Régence de Tunis, Direction Générale des Finances |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Printer | Litho A. Beau fils & Cie, Tunis |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉGENCE DE TUNIS VALEUR ÉCHANGEABLE CONTRE DES BILLETS DE LA BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE هاته التذكرة قابلة للمبادلة بتذاكر البانكة الجزائرية DEUX FRANCS فرنكان SERIE 007 Décret du 27 Avril 1918, (16 Redjeb 1336) الامر العلي المؤرخ في 27 أفريل 1918 (في 16 رجب 1337) LE TRÉSORIER GÉNÉRAL DE TUNISIE LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL DES FINANCES LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ المزلس يعاقب بالاشغال الشاقة على الابد PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS |
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| Reverse lettering | RÉGENCE DE TUNIS DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES FINANCES PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS RÉGENCE DE TUNIS |
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The Régence de Tunis emergency fractional notes of 1918 were a direct response to the wartime metal shortage that had stripped small-denomination coinage from circulation across French-controlled North Africa. The 2 Francs was among the lowest values issued under this series, intended to plug the gap left by hoarded bronze and nickel.
These notes were printed in France during a period when the Banque de l'Algérie effectively administered Tunisian currency matters, though the notes bore the Regency's own authority. Survival rates are low — lightweight fractional paper of this type rarely made it through active circulation intact.