The Okba ibn Nafaa Mosque
Michel Reference
TN 1712
Stanley Reference
TN 1691
Yvert Reference
TN 1631
Themes
Sites and landscapes
Description
Issued as part of the festivities of “Kairouan capital of Islamic culture”, this stamp presents the Great Mosque of Okba Ibn Nafaa, a founding monument of Muslim art in the Maghreb. The visual focuses on its imposing minaret with three decreasing floors, a prototype of medieval religious architecture. Built in the 7th century, it embodies the power and durability of Tunisian identity. This stamp underlines the importance of this building, not only as a major religious center, but also as a crossroads of Mediterranean and Arab civilizations through its reused ancient columns.
Size
28x41 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Printers
Tunisia Post Printing House
Perforation
13
Print
Offset
Face Value
0,25 DT
Mint Value
0,58 $
Used Value
0,25 $
Print Run
500 000 exemplaires
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