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100 Dinars 1997 Coup d'état 10th Anniversary, Arabic legend
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Tunisie |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Composition | Gold (.900) |
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| Reverse description | The Tunisian national coat of arms displayed prominently in the central field, featuring a quartered shield with a galley ship in the chief, scales of justice in the dexter base, and a lion passant in the sinister base, surmounted by a crescent and star device above the shield. Decorative floral ornaments flank the shield on either side. The Arabic legend 'الجمهورية التونسية' (The Tunisian Republic) arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '100 دينار' (100 Dinars) is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | الجمهورية التونسية 100 دينار (Translation: The Tunisian Republic 100 Dinars) |
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This issue commemorates the tenth anniversary of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's November 7, 1987 seizure of power — accomplished without a single shot fired. Ben Ali removed Habib Bourguiba, Tunisia's founding president, by invoking a medical incapacity clause and having a panel of doctors declare him unfit to govern. Bourguiba was 84 and had ruled for three decades. The transition was bloodless but thoroughly orchestrated, and Ben Ali wasted little time building a personality cult around the date itself, designating November 7 a national holiday.
By 1997, the regime was issuing gold commemoratives on its own anniversary — the Arabic-legend variant produced alongside a French-legend counterpart for distinct markets.