10th Anniversary of Independence. Allegory

Country : Tunisie

Continent : Afrique

Issued on : 01/06/1966

Age : 60 years

Michel Reference
TN 661
Stanley Reference
TN 624
Yvert Reference
TN 602
Themes
Events
Description
This stamp celebrates the tenth anniversary of Tunisia's independence by depicting a symbolic vision of regained freedom and national affirmation. The illustration expresses a surge of collective emancipation through a stylized figure with raised arms, associated with the national flag and birds in flight, universal images of sovereignty, hope and peace. The composition suggests a young and dynamic nation, looking to the future, which claims its place in the world after the end of the protectorate. In the Tunisian context of the years following independence, this stamp reflects the desire to build a modern identity based on the unity of the people, national pride and the consolidation of the State, while promoting the ideals of freedom, dignity and progress which accompanied the birth of the Republic.
Size
25x36 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Perforation
11¾
Print
Héliogravure
Face Value
0,25 DT
Mint Value
Used Value
Print Run
1 500 000 exemplaires
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