Tunisia. Muhammad III al-Sadiq Bey (1859-1882 AD). 8 Kharub (No reserve price)

Tunisia.
Muhammad III al-Sadiq Bey (1859-1882 AD).
8 Kharub (Silver, 18 mm, 1.8 g).

Obv: السلطان / عبد العزيز / خان ("Sultan Abdülaziz Khan"). All within a wreath of two palm branches tied with a ribbon.
Rev: محمد / الصادق / بتونس ("Muhammad al-Sadiq, in Tunis"). Value ٨ (8) above a line, date below. All within a laurel wreath.

Reference: Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins, KM 160a.

Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey ruled Tunis as a nominal Ottoman vassal, so his coins paired his name with that of Sultan Abdülaziz. In 1861 he promulgated the first written constitution in the Arab world, but fiscal pressure provoked the Mejba Revolt of 1864, and looming bankruptcy led to a tripartite Debt Commission with France, Britain and Italy in 1869. French troops landed in 1881, and he was compelled to sign the Treaty of Bardo, which made Tunisia a French protectorate.

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