Catalog - SINCONA Auction 31

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10 dinars 2010ce/1431ah AR Schön --- --- Pf 37.89 g.

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Lot of 6 coins: all AR, superb grades
a. 1 dinar 1970ce (2 coins) AR Gad 146, KM 302 unc FAO
b. 5 dinars 1976ce (2 coins) AR Gad 152, KM 305 unc&xf 20th Anniv. Independence
c. 5 dinars 1982ce AR Gad 154, KM 313 Pf 1.108 Year of the Child
d. 1 dinar 1995ce AR Schön 313 Pf 5.000 FAO

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Lot of 4 essaies: different denominations and metals
a. ½ dinar 1968ce Ni KM E32 unc 1.260
b. 1 dinar (FAO) 1970ce (1391ah) AR KM E34 unc 1.250
c. ½ dinar 1976ce CN KM E35 Fdc 2.050
d. 1 dinar 1976ce CN KM E36 Fdc 2.050

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½ dinar 1968ce (1389ah) Ni KM PE1 500 R Pf 24.48 g.

From 1958 until 1974ce, Raymond Jolly (1911-2006ce) was the chief engraver at the Paris Mint. His privy mark on coins is an owl and is rarely found on a Tunisian coin.

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75 dinars 1982ce (1403ah) AU (encapsulated) KM PE3 55 RR Pf

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5 dinars 1982ce (1403ah) AR (encapsulated) KM PE2 96 RR Pf

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40 Dinar 1967 Ae-gilt cf.KM 290 --- RRRR xf
Ex DNW (March 2016, Lot 1157) 39.40 g.

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die obverse (module 40 dinars) nd Fe --- Graveur: El Mekki xf
Ex G&M 234:4948.

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die reverse (module 40 dinars) Fe --- xf

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Lot of 29 minor coins: all issued since the inception of the modern-day Republic, most with luster, all more or
less uncirculated (with few exceptions). It is interesting to note that these minor coins were issued as is
written in Arabic in the name of the Central Bank of Tunisia.
a. 1 millim 1960ce Al KM 280, KF 15
b. 2 millim 1960ce Al KM 281, KF 14
c. 5 millim 1960ce Al KM 282, KF 13
d. 5 millim 1983ce Al KM 282, KF 171
e. 5 millim 1997ce/1418ah Al KM 348, KF 278
f. 10 millim 1960ce/1380ah Br KM 306, KF 19
g. 10 millim 1993ce/1404ah Br KM 306, KF 231
h. 10 millim 1997ce/1408ah Br KM 306, KF 277
i. 20 millim 1960ce/1380ah Br KM 307, KF 18
j. 20 millim 1983ce/1403ah Br KM 307, KF 170
k. 20 millim 1993ce/1414ah Br KM 307, KF 230
l. 20 millim 1997ce/1418ah Br KM 307, KF 276
m. 50 millim 1960ce/1380ah Br KM 308, KF 17
n. 50 millim 1983ce/1403ah Br KM 308, KF 169
o. 50 millim 1993ce/1414ah Br KM 308, KF 229
p. 50 millim 1997ce/1418ah Br KM 308, KF 275
q. 100 millim 1960ce/1380ah Br KM 309, KF 16
r. 100 millim 1983ce/1403ah Br KM 309, KF 168
s. 100 millim 1993ce/1414ah Br KM 309, KF 228
t. 100 millim 1997ce/1418ah Br KM 309, KF 274
u. ½ dinar 1968ce Ni KM 291, KF 61
v. ½ dinar-FAO 1976ce CN KM 303, KF 110
w. ½ dinar-FAO 1983ce CN KM 303, KF 167
x. ½ dinar 1990ce CN KM 318, KF 210
y. 1 dinar-FAO 1976ce CN KM 304, KF 110
z. 1 dinar-FAO 1983ce CN KM 304, KF 166
aa. 1 dinar 1990ce CN KM 319, KF 209
bb. 50 millim 1983ce/1403ah Br KM 308, KF 17 (enameled on one side)
cc. 100 millim 1983ce/1403ah Br KM 309, KF 16 (enameled on one side)

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Set: 2-40 dinars 1967ce (1387ah) AU KM PS2, KF 181f 3.500 Pf

This set with its original papers is numbered 1280; the same number is stamped on the reverse of the 40 dinar coin..

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Set: (as above) 1967ce (1387ah) Ae-gilt KM--- KF --- --- -Pf

NB: These coins are all uniface patterns. The set is without a doubt extremely rare. Unfortunately, the 2 dinar coin is missing.

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Set of 2 gold coins: 10 dinars (including the business card of President Habib Bourghiba!) 1.400.-
a. 1 juin 1975 KM 361 -unc 2.000
b. 20 mars 1976 Schön 245 -unc

From 1974 until 1994ce, Emile Rousseau (1927-2010ce) was the chief engraver at the Paris Mint. His privy mark is a dolphin, as seen here on the 1975 issue, and is rarely encountered on Tunisian coinage.

Set: 10 (1) dinar 1969ce (FMNI) AR KM PS3 KF 219ff 15,202 Pf

This set was co-produced by the Franklin Mint and Numismatica Italiana. It is said that most of the sets were destroyed some entirely beyond recognition due to poor storage.

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Set: 10 (1) dinar 1969ce (NI) AR KM PS4 500 Pf

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Set: 2 silver coins: 10 dinars, commemorating the 30th and 40th anniversaries of the CBT, w/case
a. 1988ce AR Schön 274 KF 197 Pf 2.000 Kairouan
b. 1998ce AR Schön 341 KF 289 Pf 850 Monastir

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Oval Medaille, AR, Académie de Paris: Université René Descartes; on the edge one reads Habib Bourguiba,
Président de la République Tunisienne, 1974, 89.62g 89.62 g.

This medal was usually awarded by the university along with a doctorate honoris causa. Possibly, this particular item could have been engraved uniquely for Habib Bourguiba himself.

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Lot of 7 medals dealing with banks, politics, and Pope John Paul II
a. 55th anniversary of the Caisse Mutuelle de Crédit Agricole, 1959, Ae, somewhat crude inscription engraved by hand on rev, Graveur: E. Oudine, xf , 50mm, 55.06g
b. 10th anniversary of the Assemblé Nationale de la République Tunisienne, dated 25 July 1967, Ae, unc, case (Arthus Bertrand), 58mm, 86.14g
c. 10th anniversary of the Banque Centrale, 1968, AR, unc, case, KF 405, mintage of 500, 75mm, 254.75g
d. 50th anniversary of the Banque de lAlgérie et de la Tunisie, nd, AR, unc, case, Graveur: L. G. Baudry, 77mm, 247.15g
e. 15th anniversary of the Société Tunisienne de Banque, 1958-1973, Ae, case, unc, Graveur: El Mekki, 70mm, 144.89g (cf. Lots # 388-389)
f. Numisbrief including a Vatican coin (200 Lire) and stamp (postmarked on 11 November 1997), numbered 0624, commemorating Pope John Paul IIs historic visit in Tunisia on 14 April 1996
g. Half dollar, dated 2008, also commemorating the Popes visit to Tunisia, issued by Niue. Reported mintage is also 1,000, Pf, 40mm, 27.32g

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Lot of 10 medals dealing with various kinds of sports:
a. Olympic ingot in the form of a "stamp", dated 30 August 1960, AR(gilt), Pf, issued by the Franklin Mint, rectangular, 10mm x 18mm, The team of the then newly founded Tunisian Republic participated in the Games for the first time in 1960.
b. Round medal: Jeux Méditerraneens de Tunis, dated 8-17 September 1967, Ae, w/eyelet, unc, Graveur: Bertoni (Milano), 41mm, 29.52g
c. Round medal: Jeux universitaires et scolaires maghrébins, dated 20-28 July 1968, Ae, w/eyelet, xf, 41mm, 28.66g
d. Round medal: 2nd Volleyball tournament of Maghreb countries held in Tunis, 1968, Ae (gilt), xf, 54mm, 84.93g
e. Same as above, but silvered, xf, 54mm, 85.46g
f. round medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of EST football team (Espérance Sportive de Tunis), enameled with the teams colors, 1919-1969, Ae (silvered), unc, Graveur: Fisch (Belgium), 65mm, 97.46g
g. Round medal: C.A.R. ("Conféderation Africaine de Rugby"), nd, Ae (silvered), Graveuer: G. Morat, xf, 31mm, 13.02g. Tunisia joined the C.A.R. in 1988.
h. FIFA World Cup in Germany, 2006, official coincard, CuZn, unc.
i. FIFA World Cup in Germany, 2006, Medal for the team of Tunisia, Br, unc, 28mm, 7.98g
j. FIFA World Cup in Germany, 2006, $10 AU-coin from Liberia for the Tunisian team, Pf, mintage: 1000, 14mm, 1.27g