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20 Francs - Muhammad VIII
| Issuer | Tunisia |
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| Year | 1945-1955 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a large Arabic inscription in elegant Maghrebi calligraphic script, reading the name and title of Muhammad al-Amin, Bey of Tunisia, arranged across three lines within an ornate cusped cartouche. Flanking the cartouche on either side are finely detailed sprigs — an olive branch to the left and a wheat ear to the right — symbolising the agricultural wealth of Tunisia. The Hijri date 1373 appears at the base of the cartouche. The entire composition is enclosed within a geometric interlaced border of diamond and chain motifs, characteristic of the Art Deco influence prevalent in French colonial coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | محمد الامين مدة باي تونس ١٣٧٣ (Translation: Muhammad Al-Amin Muddat Bey of Tunisia 1373) |
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| Mintage | 1365 (1945) - ١٣٦٥ - 156 1366 (1946) - ١٣٦٦ - 53 1367 (1947) - ١٣٦٧ - 53 1368 (1948) - ١٣٦٨ - 53 1369 (1949) - ١٣٦٩ - 53 1370 (1950) - ١٣٧٠ - 53 1371 (1951) - ١٣٧١ - 303 1372 (1952) - ١٣٧٢ - 303 1373 (1953) - ١٣٧٣ - 303 1374 (1954) - ١٣٧٤ Lec# 387 - 303 1375 (1955) - ١٣٧٥ - 303 |
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