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50 Centimes countermarked 10 Centimes

Location Tunisia
Year 1911
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Diameter 30 mm
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Obverse description Central field features Arabic legend naming Muhammad al-Nasir, Bey of Tunis, flanked by palm branches in relief. The denomination 10 Centimes and the Islamic date 1329 appear within the legend.
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Reverse description A large countermark reading '50 C' (50 Centimes) is applied to the reverse field of the host 10 Centimes coin, with the legend TUNISIE arched above and the date 1911 and mint mark A visible in the field. The border is composed of a row of raised beads.
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Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
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