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8 Kharub - Abdulaziz and Muhammad III
| Issuer | Beylik of Tunis |
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| Year | 1865 |
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| Diameter | 33 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a four-line Arabic legend naming the Ottoman Sultan Abd al-Aziz Khan, rendered in bold raised script. The inscription is enclosed within a raised inner circle and surrounded by a wreath of stylized olive or laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon, with the entire design contained within a plain raised rim. The typographic composition is characteristic of mid-nineteenth-century Ottoman-Tunisian coinage, with no figural imagery, consistent with Islamic numismatic convention. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a multi-line Arabic legend naming Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey as regent of Tunisia, with the Hijri date 1281 inscribed in Arabic-Indic numerals at the base of the inner circle. The numeral 8, denoting the denomination in kharub, appears prominently at the top of the field above the inner circle. The central inscription is enclosed by a raised inner circle and framed by a broad wreath of detailed olive branches bearing berries, tied at the base with a ribbon bow, all within a plain raised rim. The overall design reflects the dual-authority format typical of Tunisian coinage of this era, acknowledging both Ottoman suzerainty and local Husainid regency. |
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| Mintage | 1281 (1865) - ١٢٨١ - 10,000,000 |
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