The inscription on the obverse of this coins, with translation in English, reads as follows:

To the right, but inside the enclosing text reproduced above, is the date, 1308 AH:

Notice that the arms in the centre of the coin are arranged in such a way as to spell "Ali" in Arabic characters.
 

The inscription on the reverse of this coins, with translation in English, reads as follows:

"Protectorate of the glorious French republic. State of Ngazidja. May God protect her."

Mint and privy marks:

The mint mark at A is a letter "A", the pre-1880 mint mark of the Monnaie de Paris mint.

At B is the new mint mark of the Monnaie de Paris mint.

C is the privy mark of the chief engraver: the fasces mark of Jean Lagrange.