5 Dinars Type 1958 Tunisia

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Pick: #59 , The Banknote Book: B503

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Description

Tunisia. Central Bank of Tunisia. 1959 Issues. 5 Dinars Type 1960. No date. Date of issue: 03-11-1958. Withdrawal from circulation: 05-28-1962. Dimensions: 164 x 93 mm. Watermark: Tunisia coat of arms at top left. Printing: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, london, England. Front and back: Polychrome print, mainly brown. Description of the front: Guilloche frame with a security background in brown, green and purple gradient. The labels are printed in Arabic in the center at the top. Below, the signatures of General Manager Mansour Moalla and Governor Hédi Nouira. On the right, a portrait of Habib Bourguiba and on the left side of the note, a view of a bridge located on the Mellègue river in Souk-el-Arba. The value “٥” is repeated in the corners. Prefix "C / 1 to C / 8" before the number in black. Description of the back: Thick guilloche frame composed of geometric patterns in repetition. The wording of the issuing institute is indicated in French "BANQUE CENTRALE DE TUNISIE". Below, a view of the arches of the interior of the great mosque of Kairouan, then the coat of arms of Tunisia in the center and an olive branch on the right, a symbol of peace. The value in western figures "5" is repeated in the lower corners and the value in letters, in French, is printed in the center at the bottom of the guilloche frame. The complete specimen is known as overprinted "SPECIMEN" in red oblique in the center on the front and back. Number ranges: C / 1 000000 and C / 5 000000. Another specimen is known as perforated "SPECIMEN" in the center. Number ranges: C / 1 000001 to C / 4 1000000 and C / 5 000001 to C / 8 1000000. A third specimen in blue is known overprinted "SPECIMEN" in red oblique in the center on the front and back. Number range: C / 1 000 000.

Banknotes :Central Bank of Tunisia (1958-1980)