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2 Francs - Muhammad VI
| Issuer | Protectorat français de Tunisie |
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| Year | 1928 |
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| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | محمد الحبيب مدة باي تونس ٢ فرنك ١٣٤٧ سنة (Translation: Muhammad Al-Habib Muddat Bey of Tunisia 2 Francs Year 1347) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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France's Tunisian protectorate issued coinage under the name of the reigning Husainid bey, giving nominal authority to a dynasty that had lost effective power decades earlier. Muhammad VI al-Habib, bey from 1922 to 1929, signed off on little beyond ceremonial functions — the Résidence Générale in Tunis made the actual monetary decisions. The 1928 date places this coin squarely within the years of deepening French administrative control, a period when nationalist agitation was beginning to organize but had not yet coalesced into the movement that would eventually force independence in 1956.
KM#251a distinguishes this alloy variant from related issues in the series.