According to an article on Investir en Tunisie dated 27 December 2013, Deputy Governor Mohamed Rekik announced that the Banque Centrale de Tunisie will introduce a new 5-dinar banknote in the first quarter of 2014. Courtesy of Cleophas Elmakias Schockemohle.Read More…
B536 (P96): 10 dinars (US$3.65) Light blue and yellow. Front: Arabic text; poet Aboul El Kacem Chebbi. Back: French text; arches of Medesa Bacchia school in Tunis. Holographic stripe with Aboul El Kacem Chebbi, quill, and crescent moon and star. DualTrack windowed security thread with demetalized BCT 10 and design.Read More…
According to an article on Tuniscope dated 9 March 2013, the Central Bank of Tunisia plans to issue new 5- and 10-dinar notes per decree 1223 of 2013. Also, per decree 1224 of 2013, Tunisia will withdraw 5-dinar notes dated 1993 and 2008 (B525a and B530a), as well as 10-dinarRead More…
B534 (P94): 50 dinars (US$18) Green, blue, and orange. Front: Arabic text; Musée de la Monnaie (Currency Museum) building in Tunis; scholar Ibn Rachiq. Back: French text; Place Gouvernement la Kasbah, central square in Tunis. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized 50 DINARS BCT. Watermark: Olive tree and electrotypeRead More…
B533 (P93): 20 dinars (US$7.25) Red, blue, and yellow. Front: Arabic text; Ksar Ouled Soltane fortified granary in Tataouine district; Kheireddine Ettounsi with sword on horse. Back: French text; Sadiki College building in Tunis. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized 20 DINARS BCT. Watermark: Olive tree with electrotype 20.Read More…
On 25 July 2009, the Central Bank of Tunisia introduced a new 50-dinar (US$37.65) note. B532 (P91): 50 dinars (demonetized 31.12.2017) Green, purple, and orange. Front: Arabic text; La Cite de la Culture (The City of Culture) building; scholar Ibn Rachiq. Back: French text; Rades-La Goulette suspension bridge over canal;Read More…
On 22 June 2009, the Central Bank of Tunisia introduced a new 5-dinar (US$3.70) note. B530 (P92): 5 dinars (US$1.80) Green. Front: Arabic text; olive branch; Carthaginian general, Hannibal wearing helmet; ancient Punic port. Back: French text; sailing ship; antelope; flamingo; oil refinery; sea fish mosaic. Windowed security thread withRead More…
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