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| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Tunisie |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette comprises an intaglio bust portrait of Hannibal Barca set against a guilloche underprint with a panoramic view of the ancient Punic port of Carthage extending to the left. The numeral "5" appears in large format at left, with the Arabic denomination خمسة دنانير below it; a diamond-shaped ornamental motif is positioned at upper and lower centre-right. Two facsimile signatures of bank officials appear at lower right, alongside a map of Tunisia and a small bust medallion. |
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| Reverse description | Central teal-toned vignette enclosed in an elliptical guilloche frame presents two Carthaginian war galleys — a bireme under full sail in the foreground and a second oared vessel partially submerged at lower right — rendered in fine intaglio line work. The bank title "Banque Centrale de Tunisie" is inscribed in green letterpress at the top of the note, with the denomination "5 CINQ DINARS" at lower left and the bilingual legend NAVIRES CARTHAGINOIS / سفن قرطاجية centred at the base of the vignette. Geometric guilloche borders and a repeating ornamental frame surround the composition. |
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| Protection description | Hannibal portrait visible in unprinted area at left of obverse; embedded security thread running vertically through the note |
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