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25 Rial / 15 Francs - Ali III
| Issuer | Regency of Tunis |
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| Year | 1890-1891 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | علي مدة باي 15 F (Translation: Regent Ali / 15 Francs) |
| Reverse description | Central field displays the denomination '٢٥' (25) in Arabic-Indic numerals at the top, followed by 'تونس' (Tunisia) in Arabic script, and the Hijri date '١٣٠٨' (1308) below, all arranged vertically within a wreath of two palm fronds tied at the base with a ribbon bow. Below the date, a horizontal rule separates the mint mark 'A' (Paris) flanked by the fasces privy marks of the Monnaie de Paris. The border is finely reeded. |
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Ali III ibn Hussein ruled as Bey of Tunis under French protectorate from 1882 until his death in 1902, and this dual-denomination issue reflects the monetary awkwardness of that arrangement precisely. The coin carries both a rial valuation for domestic accounting and a franc equivalent pegged to the Latin Monetary Union standard — a direct consequence of France's post-1881 protectorate administration forcing Tunisian coinage into alignment with metropolitan currency conventions without fully abolishing the existing system.
The Paris Mint struck these pieces. The 15-franc equivalent placed it exactly within the LMU's standard gold quarter-unit weight specification.