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10 Dinars Central Bank 25th Anniversary, Sfax Branch
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Tunisie |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust effigy of President Habib Bourguiba occupying the central field, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail. A bilingual legend in Arabic and Latin script encircles the portrait, identifying the subject and his title as President of the Tunisian Republic. The Arabic legend appears along the upper and lower periphery alongside the transliterated French inscription, framing the effigy within a beaded or plain border. |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Sfax Branch building of the Central Bank of Tunisia, rendered in architectural detail within the coin's field. The denomination '10 Dinars' appears below the building alongside the commemorative date range '1958–1983'. Bilingual legends in Arabic and French encircle the design, noting the 25th anniversary of the Central Bank of Tunisia and identifying the Sfax Branch. The overall composition is formal and heraldic in character, befitting a commemorative issue. |
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The Banque Centrale de Tunisie was established in 1958, the year after independence, replacing the colonial-era Banque de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie. The Sfax branch designation is notable — Sfax being Tunisia's second-largest commercial city and the hub of the country's phosphate export trade, giving it outsized importance in the national banking infrastructure. Commemorative issues tied to regional branch anniversaries are uncommon in Tunisian numismatics, making this a relatively narrow category of issue even within the BCT's commemorative program.