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[[Image:Tunisia S31-0365.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 31, lot 365]]

This specimen was lot 365 in Sincona sale 31 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,374 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA, 50 dinars 2000ce/1421ah AU RRR Pf ." This type, struck with French (shown here) and Arabic legends, honored the thirteenth anniversary of the revolution which toppled the senile Habib Bourgiba in 1987. It was accompanied by a silver ten dinars and a gold hundred dinars (KM 410 and KM 411). 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:'' 70 proofs.

''Specification:'' 21 g, 0.900 fine gold, .607 troy oz AGW, this specimen 20.98 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KF 328, KM 395. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter and Ralph W. Miller, ''Tunisian Coins and Medals: The Miller Collection, Auction 31,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

''Link to:''
* [[Tunisia 1999 100 dinars KM-409|1999 100 dinars, 12th anniversary of the revolution]]
* [[Tunisia 2001 10 dinars KM-378|2001 10 dinars, 14th anniversary of the revolution]]
* [[Tunisia 2001 50 dinars KM-431|2001 50 dinars, 14th anniversary of the revolution]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2000]]
* return to coins of [[Tunisia]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]][[Category: Gold coins of Africa]]