Tunisia 2003 10 dinars KM-380

Sincona sale 31, lot 374

This specimen was lot 374 in Sincona sale 31 (Zurich, October 2016), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$143 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA, 10 dinars 2003ce/1424ah 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 International Solidarity Fund. It was accompanied by a gold fifty dinars (KM 450) and a gold hundred dinars (KM 352). 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: 466 proofs.

Specification: 38 g, 0.900 fine silver, 1.092 troy oz ASW, this specimen 37.98 g.

Catalog reference: KF 363, Schön 396, KM 380.

Source:

• 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, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2016.

Link to:

• 2001 10 dinars, 14th anniversary of the revolution
• 2004 10 dinars, 17th anniversary of the revolution
• Coins and currency dated 2003
• return to coins of Tunisia