Watch List notes:

FRENCH PROTECTORATE
Reign of Ali Bey (1299-1320ah / 1882-1902ce)

2 francs 1899ce/1317ah AR 10.02g Gad 89, KM 225 300 RR -unc

Following the death of Jean Lagrange in the year 1896ce, Henri Auguste Jules Patey (1855-1930ce) was appointed chief engraver at the Paris Mint. His privy mark on coins is a torch.