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1 Dinar Venus
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Tunisie |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1958-date) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of President Habib Bourguiba occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the facial features and hair. A bilingual circular legend surrounds the portrait, reading in Latin script 'HABIB BOURGUIBA' at the top and 'PRESIDENT DE LA REP. TUNISIENNE' at the lower left, with the corresponding Arabic inscription 'الحبيب برقيبة' and 'رئيس الجمهورية التونسية' interspersed around the periphery. The date '1979' appears in the lower field beneath the bust. The design presents a clean, unadorned portrait style characteristic of mid-20th-century republican coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | الحبيب برقيبة HABIB BOURGUIBA 1979 PRESIDENT DE LA REP. TUNISIENNE رئيس الجمهورية التونسية |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dynamic scene of the goddess Venus reclining nude astride a dolphin amid stylized ocean waves, rendered in flowing low relief after the manner of ancient Roman mosaic art found at Carthage. A second female figure with long flowing hair is shown above and to the left, adding movement and mythological depth to the composition. The denomination '1 دينار' in Arabic script and '1 DINAR' in Latin script appear in the upper right field. The legend 'VENVS' is inscribed in Latin along the lower exergual area. A small engraver's mark is visible in the lower right field. |
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