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50 Centimes

Issuer Régence de Tunis
Year 1943
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description At left, a vignette of a veiled woman carrying water jars on her head; at centre and right, a landscape vignette of Bouguernine with mountains, palm trees, and a coastal scene. The denomination "CINQUANTE CENTIMES" is printed in large letterpress across the upper centre, with the Arabic equivalent below, flanked by "50c" corner numerals. Two signature lines appear across the central vignette, captioned "Le Trésorier Général" and "Le Directeur des Finances".
Obverse lettering REGENCE DE TUNIS, CINQUANTE CENTIMES, خمسون صانتيما, PROTECTORAT FRANCAIS, Le Trésorier Général, Le Directeur des Finances
Reverse description Central vignette of a Tunisian cityscape viewed through a horseshoe arch with alternating red and white voussoirs, rendered in a lithographic style. The heading "DIRECTION DES FINANCES" appears at top and bottom, repeated in Arabic, with denomination numerals "50c" in each corner. At left, French legal text states the decree date of 15 July 1943 (13 Redjeb 1362), a counterfeiting penalty clause, and the note's exchangeability against Banque de l'Algérie banknotes; corresponding Arabic text appears at right.
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