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[[Image:H3096-31191o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3096, lot 31191]]
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This specimen was lot 31191 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Tunisia]]: Republic gold Proof "10th Anniversary" 20 Dinars 1967-NI PR67 Ultra Cameo NGC, Numismatica Italiana mint. Struck to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Republic after declaring independence from France, this specimen displays the stoic bust of first president, Habib Bourguiba. The reverse features one of the newly formed country's most historic cultural sites, the minaret at the Great Mosque of Kairouan, built in 836 and considered the oldest minaret still standing. From the Paramount Collection." This NCLT is the only issue of this denomination. It was accompanied by gold two, five, ten and forty dinars. Habib Bourgiba helped obtain independence for Tunisia from France and survived as its ruler until overthrown in 1987.

''Recorded mintage:'' 3,536.

''Specification:'' 38 g, 0.900 fine gold, AGW 1.0995 oz. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 289, Fr-20.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096'', Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Tunisia 1967 2 dinars|1967 2 dinars, 10th anniversary of the founding of the Republic]]
* [[Tunisia 1967 5 dinars|1967 5 dinars, 10th anniversary of the founding of the Republic]]
* [[Tunisia 1967 10 dinars|1967 10 dinars, 10th anniversary of the founding of the Republic]]
* [[Tunisia 1967 40 dinars|1967 40 dinars, 10th anniversary of the founding of the Republic]]
* [[Tunisia 1969-FM dinar KM-296|1969-FM dinar, St. Augustine]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1967]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3096]][[Category: Gold coins of Africa]]