20 Francs - Ahmad II Essai
Features
| Issuer |
Tunisia
 |
|---|---|
| Ruling authority |
Ahmad II (1929-1942)
|
| Type | Patterns |
| Year | 1353 (1935) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 20 Francs (20 TNF) |
| Currency | Franc (1891-1957) |
| Composition | Silver (.680) |
| Weight | 20 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 112607 |
| References | KM# E18 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. |
Obverse
Ruler, value and Islamic date in Arabic
Lettering:
أحمد
باشا
باي تونس
٢٠
فرنكات
١٣٥٣
Translation:
Ahmad Pasha
Bey of Tunisia
20 Francs
1353
Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer
Reverse
Tunisia in French and value
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TUNISIE
20
FRANCS
ESSAI
Translation:
Tunisia
20 Francs
Essai
Engraver: Edmond-Émile Lindauer
Edge
Reeded
Mint
 |
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Mark
 |
Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958) |
Comments
Essai of KM#263; (written as KM#256 instead in Krause - which is wrong)
See also
Manage my collection
Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.
| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1353 (1935) | |
|
١٣٥٣ | ||||||||||||
Get this coin
A member of this site wants to exchange it: FunkyFairie
Feedback: none
Country: Belgium
Languages: PT, EN
Country: Belgium
Languages: PT, EN
Numista Rarity index: 92
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.
Bullion value: USD 31.87
This value is given for information purpose only. It is based on a price of silver at 2343 USD/kg. Numista does not buy or sell coins or metal.
Actual silver weight: 0.437 oz
Current silver price: 72.88 USD/oz (see silver price 
)
)
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
CGB Internet Auction September 2021 
|
7 Sep 2021 | AU | Unsold | |
| © CGB | |||||
Contribute to the catalogue
Modify or add data on this pageRegister a set with this type
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
