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100 Dinars 1987 Coup d'état 18th Anniversary, Arabic legend
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Tunisie |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Composition | Gold (.900) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dynamic modernist composition commemorating the World Summit on the Information Society held in Tunis in 2005. A large globe rendered in relief dominates the central field, accompanied by stylized imagery of satellite dishes, circuit-board patterns, and architectural elements symbolizing global communication and technology. A sweeping ribbon-like band traverses the lower field, bearing the Arabic inscription commemorating the 18th anniversary of the 7 November political change. The Hijri and Gregorian dual dates '1426 / 2005' appear to the left, while additional Arabic legends arc along the upper border. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The "coup d'état" framing is unusually candid for a commemorative issue. Tunisia's November 7, 1987 removal of Habib Bourguiba — the country's founding president — was orchestrated by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who had Bourguiba declared medically unfit by a panel of physicians rather than staging an overtly military takeover. Ben Ali's government consistently styled the event a constitutional transition, making the word "coup" in this coin's official catalog name a curiosity of Western numismatic nomenclature rather than Tunisian state language.
By 2005, Ben Ali had been ruling for eighteen years. He would last another six before being ousted in January 2011, the opening act of the Arab Spring.