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4 Rial - Abdulmecid I and Muhammad II
| Issuer | Tunisia |
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| Year | 1856 |
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| Value | 4 Rial |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic inscription naming the Ottoman Sultan, reading 'Al-Sultan Al-Ghazi Abdulmecid Khan', enclosed within a large, finely engraved palm-and-olive wreath tied with a ribbon bow at the base. The wreath frames the legend symmetrically, with the coin's milled edge forming a beaded border around the entire design. The lettering is rendered in a bold, formal Arabic script typical of Ottoman-era Tunisian coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field contains a multi-line Arabic inscription recording the name of the Tunisian Bey Muhammad, the mint city of Tunis, the denomination of 4 rials, and the AH date 1272, all enclosed within a broad wreath of palm and olive branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The inscription is set in formal Arabic script, and the milled coin edge presents a uniform beaded border. This reverse layout is characteristic of mid-nineteenth-century Tunisian silver coinage issued under dual Ottoman suzerainty. |
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