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10 Dinars 2003 Coup d'état 16th Anniversary, French legend
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Tunisie |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 10 Dinars (دينار) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The design is dominated by a large stylized numeral '16' commemorating the sixteenth anniversary of the November 7th coup d'état. Within the counter of the digit '6', a pair of hands cradles a globe, symbolizing international solidarity. A banner inscribed with the name of the World Solidarity Fund traverses the composition. Legends in French appear in the field, accompanied by the Hijri date 1424 and the Gregorian date 2003. |
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The "coup d'état" in question is Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's bloodless removal of Habib Bourguiba on November 7, 1987 — officially framed as a medical coup, with a team of doctors certifying Bourguiba unfit to govern. Ben Ali had been prime minister for less than two months when he acted. The anniversary became a cornerstone of his regime's self-legitimizing calendar, commemorated aggressively through official channels including coin issues.
The French-legend variant exists alongside an Arabic-legend counterpart, KM#451, issued the same year — a bilingual pairing consistent with Tunisian commemorative practice throughout the Ben Ali period.