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50 Dinars 1999 Coup d'état 12th Anniversary, French legend
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Tunisie |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 50 Dinars (دينار) |
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| Obverse description | The Tunisian coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield bearing scales of justice and a rampant lion, surmounted by a sailing vessel and flanked by decorative arabesque ornaments at the lower left and right. A crescent and five-pointed star appear above the shield in relief. The legend RÉPUBLIQUE TUNISIENNE curves along the upper periphery in Latin script, while the denomination 50 DINARS is inscribed in large characters along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a bold stylized design incorporating the numerals 2000 rendered in a modern, orbital graphic motif with encircling rings, evoking the millennium. Below, a ballot box with ballot papers is depicted in relief, accompanied by abstract radiating lines and spherical elements suggestive of progress and democratic participation. The engraver's signature in Arabic script appears in the lower central field. The circular legend DOUZIÈME ANNIVERSAIRE DU 7 NOVEMBRE curves along the upper periphery, while the dual dates 1999 – 1420 (Gregorian and Hijri) are inscribed along the lower margin. |
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Tunisia's November 7, 1987 coup brought Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to power after he had Prime Minister Bourguiba declared medically unfit — a bloodless removal that Ben Ali's government subsequently rebranded as a "Change" rather than a coup, complete with annual commemorative issues in both Arabic and French legend variants. The bilingual parallel releases were a deliberate political choice, targeting both domestic and francophone collector markets simultaneously.
KM#393 is the French-legend counterpart to the Arabic-legend type struck in the same year. Mintages for these anniversary gold issues were consistently low throughout the series.