Country:

Tunisia

Series:

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

Catalog codes:

Colnect codes TN-000015
World Coins km247

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 triangles in between. Both sides

Weight:

4 grams

Diameter:

23.5 mm

Thickness:

1.6 mm

Face value:

1 F - Tunisian franc

Known mintage:

10,699,000for 1945

Description:

Front: (value in French) 1 FRANC
above يقبلر (r.'a.b.q.y ←, yuqbal, Accept)
between (left/right) mirrored arced branches
(below, value in Arabic) ١ (1) فق فرنكين (n. ī.k.n.r.f q.f ←, francs)
legend: (above) BON POUR (Good for)
Back: (spacer)◂▶♦◀▸between (above, Western year) 1921 - 1945
(below, Arabic year) ١٣٤٠ (AH1340) - ١٣٦٤ (AH1364)
inside wreath of 2 olive branches with (22-19) 41 leaves
legend: (above, protectorate name) 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)
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

Formerly known as: y38