FRENCH TUNISIA, 5 Centimes, 1919/1920, Muhammad V, KM# 242, Circulated Condition.

The French protectorate of Tunisia, officially the Regency of Tunis and commonly referred to as simply French Tunisia, was established in 1881, during the French colonial empire era, and lasted until Tunisian independence in 1956.

Muhammad V an-Nasir, commonly known as Naceur Bey was the son of Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn and the fifteenth Husainid Bey of Tunis, ruling from 1906 until his death in 1922.

Metal: Nickel Brass

Weight: 3 grams

Diameter: 19 mm

Thickness: 1.50 mm

Shape: Round with a round hole

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