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1 Dinar Hannibal
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Tunisie |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | الحبيب برقيبة HABIB BOURGUIBA 1969 PRESIDENT DE LA REP. TUNISIENNE رئيس الجمهورية التونسية |
| Reverse description | Dynamic military scene depicting the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca standing prominently at right, shown full-length in ancient military attire with arm outstretched in a commanding gesture. To his left, a column of war elephants bearing armored soldiers advances through the composition, accompanied by infantry bearing spears and shields, evoking Hannibal's famous Alpine campaign. The name HANNIBAL appears as a legend in the upper field in Latin. The denomination دينار 1 DINAR is inscribed along the lower exergue in a combined Arabic and Latin bilingual format. The design is executed in a bold, stylized relief with strong graphic character. |
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Tunisia's 1969 silver dinar was issued to mark the 2,100th anniversary of Hannibal's death — a figure the newly independent Tunisian state actively reclaimed as a national symbol after independence from France in 1956. The date of 183 BC, when Hannibal reputedly poisoned himself in Bithynia to avoid capture by Rome, anchors the commemorative premise.
KM#292 is not rare in absolute terms, but original packaging survives poorly, and raw examples frequently show edge nicks from improper handling rather than circulation wear.