Centenary of the death of Kheireddine and Tounsi

Country : Tunisie

Continent : Afrique

Issued on : 16/11/1990

Age : 36 years

Michel Reference
TN 1218
Stanley Reference
TN 1200
Yvert Reference
TN 1155
Themes
personalities
Description
This program pays tribute to Kheireddine Pasha (c. 1822-1890), known as Kheireddine Et-Tounsi, an emblematic figure of Tunisian and Muslim reformism. The portrait represents this statesman in the uniform of a senior officer, wearing the traditional fez. A great reformer and author of the work The surest way to know the state of nations, he was the grand vizier of Tunisia and the initiator of major institutional, educational (foundation of the Sadiki College) and administrative reforms. This stamp celebrates the memory of a visionary who attempted to reconcile the values ​​of Islam with the demands of modernity and the rule of law, making him a pillar of Tunisian intellectual and political identity.
Size
22x35,5 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Printers
Claude Jumelet
Perforation
13
Print
Taille-douce
Face Value
0,15 DT
Mint Value
0,58 $
Used Value
0,29 $
Print Run
208 000 exemplaires
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