Description
🇹🇳 Tunisia – 5 Dinars Banknote (1958)
Issuing Authority:
Banque Centrale de Tunisie
Denomination: 5 Dinars
Year of Issue: 1958
Catalog Reference: Pick #59
Serial Number: C/5 248048
Grading (as shown on holder):
Very Fine (VF 30)
Note: Staple holes (a common historical handling defect)
🖼️ Design Details (Front / Obverse)
Portrait: Habib Bourguiba
(First President of Tunisia and a central figure in Tunisia’s independence)
Left-side Image: Bridge scene (symbolizing modernization and national development)
Language: Arabic
Title reads: Central Bank of Tunisia
Value text: Five Dinars
Signatures:
Governor of the Central Bank
Minister of Finance (printed signatures)
📜 Historical Context
This banknote belongs to the first generation of Tunisian dinar notes, issued shortly after Tunisia gained independence from France (1956).
Portraits of Habib Bourguiba were widely used on early Tunisian currency to emphasize national identity and sovereignty.
💰 Collector Notes
Early Tunisian dinar issues like this are highly collectible, especially certified examples.
Condition is affected by staple holes, but VF examples remain desirable due to age and historical importance.
Value depends on condition, rarity of serial range, and demand.