Product Description
Description
Tunisia. Central Bank of Tunisia. 1973 Issues. 5 dinars Type 1973. Date: October 15, 1973. Date of circulation: June 4, 1979. Withdrawal from circulation: December 31, 2003. Dimensions: 162 x 81 mm. Watermark: Habib Bourguiba. Material: Paper. Solid security thread with printed Arabic text. Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (TDLR), London, England. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly brown, orange and green. Description of the front: Background made up of guilloche patterns and arabesques. The labels are printed in Arabic at the top center. A single combination of signatures with General Manager Mohamed Bousbia and Governor Ali Zouaoui. On the left, a portrait of Habib Bourguiba. Below the portrait, a view of the Sousse medina and three row boats along shore. The value "5" is repeated in the corners. Prefixes "C / 1 to C / 75" behind the number in black. Description of the back: Background made up of guilloche patterns and arabesques. The name of the issuing institute is indicated in French "BANQUE CENTRALE DE TUNISIE". Below, multiple scenes of Tunisian culture and history: mosaics, minaret, column, ancien coin of carthage, domed mosque. The value "5" is repeated in the corners
