5th Development Plan - 40 millimes

Country : Tunisie

Continent : Afrique

Issued on : 06/03/1978

Age : 49 years

Michel Reference
TN 924
Stanley Reference
TN 898
Yvert Reference
TN 861
Themes
Achievements
Description
This stamp illustrates the orientations of Tunisia's Fifth Economic and Social Development Plan, which placed job creation and infrastructure modernization at the heart of the national strategy. Through a dynamic composition showing a train, a plane and a ship, the Republic highlights the interconnection of the transport and logistics sectors as engines of growth. This program bears witness to a time when the State asserted itself as the main builder of the nation, investing massively in public facilities to support the industrialization and economic integration of the country.
The emphasis placed on “Priority to employment” reflects a major concern of Tunisian policy in the 1970s: responding to the aspirations of an increasingly educated youth by increasing the number of large-scale projects. By associating the face of the technical worker with the great means of communication, the stamp promotes human competence as the true engine of progress. This postal figure does not just provide information on an administrative program; it anchors in the collective memory the image of a Tunisia on the move, resolutely focused on the mastery of technologies and the development of its national workforce.
Size
40x24 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Perforation
13½ x 14½
Print
Photogravure
Face Value
0,40 DT
Mint Value
Used Value
Print Run
205 000 exemplaires
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