Country:

Tunisia

Series:

1922~1929 - Muhammad VI al-Habib (French Protectorate)

Catalog codes:

Colnect codes TN-000013
World Coins km246

Themes:

Cornucopias (Horn of Plenty) | Plants (Flora) | Torches | Wreaths

Issued on:

1921

Last issue date:

1945

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Monnaie de Paris (A), Paris, France

Composition:

Aluminium-Bronze

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Gladiform with pins in between. Both sides

Weight:

1.95 grams

Diameter:

18 mm

Thickness:

1.3 mm

Face value:

50 Tunisian centime

Known mintage:

4,646,000for 1941

Description:

Obverse: value in French "50 CENTIMES", above "يقبلر" (r.'a.b.q.y ←, yuqbal, Accept) between (left/right) mirrored arced branches, below, value in Arabic "٥٠" (50) "فق صنتيمـًا" ('an.m.ī.t.n.ṣ q.f ←, sentiman, centimes). At top "BON POUR" (Good for), bottom, texted value "خمسين" (n.ī.s.m.kh, khamsiin, fifty)
Reverse: Reverse: Western year "1926", spacer "◂▶♦◀▸" below, Arabic year "١٣٤٠" (AH1340), inside wreath of 2 olive branches with (22-19) 41 leaves. Protectorate name at top "TUNISIE", upper-left, mint director's privy mark, Cornucopia (c, Paris Mint, France), upper-right, engraver general's privy mark, Torch (t, Henry Patey, 1896-1930) or Wing (w, Lucien Bazor, 1931-1958), below "الحماية التونسية" (a.ī.s.n.ū.t.l.'a 'a.y.'a.m.ḥ.l.'a ←, al-Ḥimāya al-Tunesia, protectorate of Tunisia)
Edge: G - grained, type: bars