Tunisia 1975 10 dinars KM-361
This specimen was part of lot 35159 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "Tunisia: Republic 2-Piece gold 10 Dinar Set, 1) 1975 - UNC, KM 361; 2) 1976 - UNC, KM 324. Bold pieces commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Victory and Return of Bourgu[i]ba and the 20th Anniversary of Independance. Attractive, original mint box and Presidential business card included." The obverse portrait is of Habib Bourguiba, founder and president of Tunisia. This is one of a series of NCLT's celebrating the twentieth anniversary of independence and glorifying Bourguiba's part in it.
Recorded mintage: 2,000.
Specification: 18.77 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.5343 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-23a, KM 361.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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