Coinage of Tunisia since independence

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METAL CHANGES OF 2007, 2009 and 2013.

From 2007 the 20 millimes coin was minted in brass-plated steel.

From 2009 the 10 millimes coin was minted in brass-plated steel.

From 2013 the 50 millimes coin was minted in brass-plated steel.

Previously these coins had been minted in brass.


The 100 millimes coin, however, continues to be minted in brass.

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Tunisia, 200 millimes, 2013.

In 2013 a bronze 200 millimes coin was issued.

It was a new denomination.

Unusually, it was tridecagonal (13-sided).

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Tunisia, 2 dinars, 2013.

In 2013 Tunisia issued its first circulating 2 dinars coin.

Like the 200 millimes coin, it was 13-sided.

It was copper-nickel, weighed 11.2 g and had a diameter of 29.4 mm.


A tree design appears on the obverse.

That design is reprised from the old 1, 2 and 5 millime coins.

Those old aluminium coins are now defunct.


An attractive design of the Carthage Punic Port appears on the reverse.

That design looks very modern, compared to the old-fashioned designs on the other coins.

I thought it presaged a new modern design series, but I was wrong.


This coin has not been issued since 2013.

See also: One-off non-commemorative circulation coins.

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METAL CHANGES OF 2020/2021.

In 2020 the 1 dinar coin was minted in nickel-plated steel.

In 2021 the half dinar coin was minted in stainless steel.


Previously these coins had been minted in copper-nickel.

In 2021 the bimetallic 5 dinars was minted once more.

It had a stainless steel centre within a copper-aluminium-nickel ring.

Previously It had had a copper-nickel centre within a brass ring.


However, the size, shape and obverse and reverse designs of these coins remained unchanged.

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This brings my survey of the Tunisian coinage up to date.

Design-wise, their coins now look very old-fashioned.

They should have been updated and modernised long since.

But I'll discuss that in the comments section.

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