Tunisia 2004 10 dinars KM-453
This specimen was lot 375 in Sincona sale 31 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA, 10 dinars 2004ce/1425ah AR unc ex Pf." This type, struck with French and Arabic legends (shown here), honored the sixteenth anniversary of the revolution which overthrew the senile Habib Bourgiba in 1987 and the Parliamentary elections which, of course, returned an overwhelming majority for the regime. It was accompanied by a gold fifty dinars (KM 398) and a gold hundred dinars (KM 461). 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: 376 proofs.
Specification: 38 g, 0.900 fine silver, 1.092 troy oz ASW, this specimen 38.23 g.
Catalog reference: KF 373, Schön 406, KM 453.
- 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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