Help with an Islamic coin

I'm wracking my brain on this one. Can anyone help me out? I've looked at the Krause Catalog until my eyes got blurry.

Thanks
Ben

 

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That is a 20 millim coin from Tunesia.

Christian

 

:bow: :bow: :bow: Thanks, I was thinking it was probably an Africian issue. Was going to check it next but you beat me.

Thanks
B

 

Chris comes through again.You have an amazing track record!

 

Actually I cannot read Arabic, and do not actively collect coins from Northern Africa or the Middle East. But this one happens to be in my collection too, and I recognized it right away ...

Christian

 

There are very few Islamic countries that have issued coins with the AH date in 'English' numerals.Tunisia is one of these. The dates AH1380 & 1960 do correspond exactly.I have an example of the AH1304 (1887) 1c. coin from Brunei.

Aidan.

 

Tunisia "the Tunisian Central Bank" 20

"MILLIMAT" (MILS) DATE: AH 1380 = AD 1960 , KM 307. IT IS NOT HARD TO GET THAT COIN. I HAVE ANOTHER DATE OF THE SAME TYPE.

 

Also took me a while to find out that these two were from Tunisia. The coin itself doesn't give you many clues (unless you speak Arabic, of course)

50 Millim 1960



100 Millim 1960

 

Well done all ! It seems speaking arabic here is irrelevant with the presense of COINS MASTERS !

 

Actually the ability to read Arabic would be much more helpful.