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| Issuer | Tunisia |
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| Year | 1871-1875 |
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| Diameter | 13 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field bears a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold calligraphic script, identifying the Bey of Tunis, Muhammad al-Sadiq, along with the mint city Tunis and the Islamic AH date at the base of the coin. The denomination of 5 Rials is incorporated within the legend. The inscription is enclosed within a plain inner border and a continuous toothed (milled) outer border, consistent with the obverse treatment. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1288 (1871) - ١٢٨٨ - 1289 (1872) - ١٢٨٩ - 1290 (1873) - ١٢٩٠ (varieties exist) - 1291 (1874) - ١٢٩١ (varieties exist) - 1292 (1875) - ١٢٩٢ - |
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