Porte de France “Bab Bhar”
Michel Reference
TN 1750
Stanley Reference
TN 1733
Yvert Reference
TN 1669
Themes
Sites and landscapes
Description
This stamp illustrates “Bab Bhar”, better known as “Porte de France”, which marked the separation between the Arab city and the European city. Its monumental stone arch, located at the eastern end of the medina, evokes the pivotal role of this place as a space for contact and maritime trade. The visual underlines the function of a gateway to the Mediterranean, symbolizing the historic opening of Tunisia to the outside world and the cohabitation of different architectural strata in the heart of the capital, between millennial tradition and colonial modernity.
Size
41x28 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Printers
Tunisia Post Printing House
Perforation
12¾ x 13
Print
Offset
Face Value
0,60 DT
Mint Value
1,73 $
Used Value
0,78 $
Print Run
500 000 exemplaires
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