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8 Kharub - Mahmud II
| Issuer | Tunisia |
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| Year | 1825-1838 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the Ottoman Sultan's honorific titles and name inscribed in four horizontal lines of Arabic calligraphy, reading 'Sultan of the Two Lands and Khagan of the Two Seas, Sultan Mahmud Khan, may his victory be glorious.' The inscription fills the entire field and is executed in a bold, relief calligraphic style. The design is enclosed within a fine inner circle and surrounded by a toothed or beaded border running along the full coin periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب في تونس ١٢۴١ (Translation: Struck in Tunis 1241) |
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The billon kharub issues of Mahmud II's Tunisian regency reflect the fiscal strain of a beylik caught between Ottoman suzerainty and growing European commercial pressure. Tunisia's billon coinage of this period was chronically debased, and the 8 kharub denomination in particular circulated alongside a chaotic mixture of foreign silver — Spanish, French, and Italian pieces that local merchants often trusted more than domestic issues.
KM#89 spans a thirteen-year window during which the Husainid beys operated with considerable monetary autonomy despite nominal Ottoman oversight.