Tunisia 2001 50 dinars KM-431
This specimen was lot 366 in Sincona sale 31 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,662 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA, 50 dinars 2001ce/1422ah AU RRR Pf." This type, struck with French (shown here) and Arabic legends, honored the fourteenth anniversary of the revolution which overthrew the senile Habib Bourgiba in 1987 and the 19th Mediterranean Games. It was accompanied by a silver ten dinars (KM 378) and a gold hundred dinars (KM 432). It is unlikely to have circulated beyond the president's circle of cronies and supporters. Zine Ben Ali, Bourgiba's successor, was himself overthrown in 2011.
Recorded mintage: 150 proofs.
Specification: 21 g, 0.900 fine gold, .607 troy oz AGW, this specimen 21.04 g.
Catalog reference: KF 337, KM 431.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Jürg Richter and Ralph W. Miller, Tunisian Coins and Medals: The Miller Collection, Auction 31, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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