Description: Uncirculated coin set fromRepublic of TUNISIA(Scarce 7 Coin Collection)THE FRANKLIN MINT presents:Coin Sets of All Nations Collection TUNISIAThis highly collectible set includes one of each coin, is MINT / uncirculated, preserved behind plastic inside a thick cardboard display. The Denomination, Metal, Size, and Weight is listed for each coin displayed. In addition to the coins, an authentic postage stamp is affixed and officially postmarked by the country of origin! The Republic of Tunisia, located on the northern coast of Africa between Algeria and Libya, has an area of 63,170 sq. mi. (163,610 sq. km.) and a population of *7.9 million. Capital: Tunis. Agriculture is the backbone of the economy. Crude oil, phosphates, olive oil, and wine are exported. Tunisia, settled by the Phoenicians in the 12th century B.C., was the center of the seafaring Carthaginian Empire. After the total destruction of Carthage, Tunisia became part of Rome’s African province. It remained a part of the Roman Empire (except for the 439-533 interval of Vandal conquest) until taken by the Arabs, 648, who administered it until the Turkish invasion of 1570. Under Turkish control, the public revenue was heavily dependent upon the piracy of Mediterranean shipping, an endeavor that wasn’t abandoned until 1819 when a coalition of powers threatened appropriate reprisal. Deprived of its major source of income, Tunisia underwent a fi nancial regression that ended in bankruptcy, enabling France to establish a protectorate over the country in 1881. National agitation and guerrilla fi ghting forced France to grant Tunisia internal autonomy in 1955 and to recognize Tunisian independence on March 20, 1956. Tunisia abolished the monarchy and established a republic on July 25, 1957. TITLES al-Mamlaka al-Tunisiya al-Jumhuriya al-Tunisiya al-Amala al-Tunisiya (Tunisian Protectorate) MINT MARKS A - Paris, AH1308/1891-AH1348/1928 (a) - Paris, privy marks, AH1349/1929-AH1376/1957 FM - Franklin Mint, Franklin Center, PA Numismatic Italiana, Arezzo, ItalyVOL3/2
Price: 9.95 USD
Location: Havertown, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-12-14T01:05:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Year: 1960 & 1983
Country/Region of Manufacture: Tunisia
Certification: Uncertified
