Tunisia 1969-FM dinar KM-296

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71698

This specimen was lot 71698 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TUNISIA. Dinar, 1969-FM NI. PCGS PROOF-68 Deep Cameo. This is a silver crown commemorating St. Augustine, who hailed from Tunisia. The saint is portrayed on the coin sitting at this desk." The obverse portrait is of Habib Bourgiba, founder and president of Tunisia.

Recorded mintage: 15,000 + 5,000 proofs.

Specification: 20 g, 0.925 fine silver, 40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-296.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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